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Watch Cuba Gooding Jr., Spike Lee, Ansel Elgort and Michael Kors Go Off Script

This year's presenters at the Footwear News Achievement Awards had something to say all their own.

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This year’s Footwear News Achievement Awards had lots of big moments that were planned — Rihanna was the first woman to receive the Shoe of the Year Award, Iris Apfel received the first-ever Icon Award and the blossoming fashion industry mogul Zendaya received the Launch of the Year. But there were also several unscripted events that took place. Cuba Gooding Jr., who presented the Social Impact Award, admitted he was quite inebriated onstage, Spike Lee, who presented the Marketer of the Year Award, confessed Michael Jordan didn’t know who he was and Ansel Elgort, who presented the Designer of the Year Award, announced everyone would be getting free shoes. Watch the clip above for more.

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