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Aaron Sorkin roasted for ‘absurd’ tan at ‘The Social Reckoning’ screening: ‘More like Aaron Sore Skin’

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Fishman, E. (2026, September 30). Aaron Sorkin roasted for ‘absurd’ tan at ‘The Social Reckoning’ screening: ‘More like Aaron Sore Skin’. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/30/style/aaron-sorkin-roasted-for-absurd-tan-at-the-social-reckoning-screening/

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At a gala screening for his film "The Social Reckoning" in London, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin faced ridicule on social media due to an unusually tan appearance. Commenters joked about his skin color being excessive and even suggested it was damaging, with one tweet calling him “Aaron Sore Skin.” The article draws parallels to a similar incident involving Selena Gomez at the 2018 Met Gala, where she over-applied tanning lotion, leading her to look orange by the event’s end.

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Aaron Sorkin faced ridicule for his intense tan at a gala screening of "The Social Reckoning" in London on Tuesday. The event was hosted by Sony Pictures UK, which posted about it on Instagram, sparking comments mocking Sorkin's bronzed skin as "absurd," "extra crispy," and even suggesting it was a "hate crime." Attendees joked that he "hit the beach too hard" and playfully renamed him Aaron Scorchin. The incident drew comparisons to similar tanning mishaps, like when Selena Gomez experienced an overly darkened complexion at the 2018 Met Gala.

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Aaron Sorkin joined stars Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White for a gala screening of his latest film, “The Social Reckoning,” in London Tuesday — but all eyes were on the screenwriter’s shockingly bronzed skin. asserted

eyes → join → skin

The comments section of Sony Pictures UK’s Instagram post documenting the event quickly devolved into an all-out roast, with people describing Sorkin’s extreme tan as “absurd,” “extra crispy” and even “a hate crime.” “He did not have to hit the beach that hard,” one joked. asserted

one → document → beach

another cracked, while a third chimed in with, “Bro went in the tanning booth and turned it up to George Hamilton.” asserted

Bro → crack → Hamilton

“I asked for my Sorkin medium rare,” a fourth quipped, while someone playfully renamed the Oscar winner “Aaron Scorchin.” asserted

someone → ask → winner

And after shocking fans with her crispy complexion at the 2018 Met Gala, Selena Gomez reflected on the beauty snafu in a 2021 Vogue video. asserted

Gomez → shock → video

“[I] put on some of this tanning lotion and it looked really beautiful and very even,” the star recalled. asserted

star → put → lotion

“As the evening kept going on it was getting a little darker and darker.” asserted

it → keep → ?

At one point, Gomez looked as a photo of herself and realized she looked “completely orange.” asserted

she → look → herself

“I was like, ‘This is going to be terrible because I’m going to get eaten alive about this,'” she said. asserted

she → go → this

Luckily, Gomez got the last laugh, posting a video of herself fleeing the museum with the caption, “Me when I saw my pictures from MET.” asserted

I → get → MET

Here’s hoping Sorkin manages to find some light in this dark situation, too. asserted

Sorkin → hop → situation

Conversation Your voice matters. asserted

voice → matter → Conversation

Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted

Discussions → moderate → civility

Aaron Sorkin roasted for ‘absurd’ tan at ‘The Social Reckoning’ screening: ‘More like Aaron Sore Skin’

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