Red carpet ‘chaos’ at the 2024 Tony Awards: Sarah Paulson almost ‘body-checked,’ Angelina Jolie and others wait in line

While things went smoothly on stage on Sunday at the Tony Awards, the theater world is still up in arms about the show’s red carpet, which “was a mess,” spies said — with Sarah Paulson nearly “body checked by security.”

Even A-listers like Angelina Jolie were left waiting in a long line in the heat to be interviewed!

Several sources have described a scene of “chaos” with many calling it, “the worst red carpet of their careers.”

We’re told after attendees had been waiting, the organizers mysteriously shut down the carpet early without giving a reason.

Adding to the drama, sources said that Paulson — who won a Tony for “Appropriate” — almost got bopped in the process.

“It was a mosh pit,” says one source. “The security guy got right in front of everyone and stretched out his arms to prevent anyone from moving and nearly body-checked Sarah Paulson to yell, ‘Carpet’s closed!’ It was unnecessarily aggressive. No one was trying to be rude or out of line.”

Sources told Page Six that all the night’s talent was forced to form a long line, with even Hollywood royalty Jolie — and her daughter, Vivienne — waiting a half hour in the heat in her gown, while others waited an hour.

We hear Jolie was able to get on sooner because brothers Corey Cott — who is currently starring in the Huey Lewis musical “The Heart of Rock and Roll” — and “Riverdale” star Casey Cott let her go in front of them.

“Someone was heard saying it felt like they were on the Titanic,” says one source. “Publicists were begging people to let women and children go first.”