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Travolta sort of explains his ‘Adele Darzeem’ Oscars gaffe

John Travolta has finally offered up an explanation — of sorts — for his now-infamous onstage gaffe at Monday’s Academy Awards.

Travolta made an appearance at this week’s 86th Academy Awards to introduce a performance by Idina Menzel, singing the showstopper “Let It Go” from the award-winning animated film “Frozen.”

When it came time to pronounce Menzel’s name, however, Travolta said something that sounded like “Adele Darzeem — a gaffe that Internet jokesters are still dining out on.

Now, 48 hours later, Travolta has finally broken his silence about the blunder — but if you’re looking for an explanation as to how he possibly bungled Menzel’s name so badly, you may be disappointed.

“I’ve been beating myself up all day. Then I thought … What would Idina Menzel say? She’d say, ‘Let it go, let it go!’ Idina is incredibly talented and I am so happy ‘Frozen’ took home two Oscars Sunday night!” Travolta said of his epic gaffe.

This article originally appeared on News.com.au.