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A Timeline of How Cuba Gooding Jr. Wound Up With a Bucket of Chicken on His Head

After the red carpet, it was all downhill.

It's a pretty open secret that Cuba Gooding Jr. loves to party. But after last night's Golden Globe Awards, he was especially in the mood to get turnt. Somehow, that resulted in a tired-looking Oscar winner wandering around an after-party with a KFC bucket on his head.
How did it happen? We tracked Cuba's movements throughout the night and came up with a timeline. Once you add it all up, the picture is clear: open bar plus celebrity pals in the mood to party is the fastest way to becoming a chickenhead. See how it all went down below.

  • everything started off well on the red carpet

  • but by the time he hit the stage, the effects of the open bar were clear

  • Then the tie came off...

  • ...followed by the jacket

  • pretty soon, he was breakdancing

  • and then this happened:

  • could this be one of the most meme-worthy photos of all time?

  • the internet seemed to think so

  • even cuba would admit this is pretty genius

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