uck ▁back stage ▁pos ing ▁as ▁a ▁journalist ▁to ▁gain ▁entry ▁to ▁the ▁stage ▁at ▁the ▁ 4 6 th ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁Dor othy ▁Ch and ler ▁Pav il ion ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁CA . ▁He ▁ran ▁n aked ▁past ▁David ▁N iven ▁flash ing ▁a ▁peace ▁sign ▁while ▁N iven ▁was ▁introdu cing ▁Elizabeth ▁Taylor . ▁ ▁After ▁breaking ▁into ▁laugh ter ▁moment arily , ▁N iven ▁reg ained ▁his ▁compos ure , ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁audience ▁and ▁qui pped , ▁" Well , ▁ladies ▁and ▁gentlemen , ▁that ▁was ▁almost ▁bound ▁to ▁happen ... ▁But ▁isn ' t ▁it ▁fasc in ating ▁to ▁think ▁that ▁probably ▁the ▁only ▁laugh ▁that ▁man ▁will ▁ever ▁get ▁in ▁his ▁life ▁is ▁by ▁stri pping ▁off ▁and ▁showing ▁his ▁short com ings ?" ▁ ▁Later , ▁some ▁evidence ▁arose ▁suggesting ▁that ▁Op el ' s ▁appearance ▁was ▁facil itated ▁by ▁the ▁show ' s ▁producer ▁Jack ▁H ale y , ▁Jr . ▁as ▁a ▁st unt . ▁Robert ▁Met z ler , ▁the ▁show ' s ▁business ▁manager , ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁incident ▁had ▁been ▁planned ▁in ▁some ▁way . ▁He ▁said ▁that , ▁during ▁the ▁dress ▁re he ars al , ▁N iven ▁had ▁asked ▁Met z ler ' s ▁wife ▁to ▁borrow ▁a ▁pen ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁write ▁down ▁the ▁famous ▁ad - lib . ▁Op el ▁apparently ▁had ▁to ▁cut ▁through ▁an ▁expensive ▁se am less ▁background ▁cur tain ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁stage . ▁ ▁The