Bizarre video of a woman walking behind Scarlett Johansson has people asking the same question

Back in 2006, Scarlett Johansson gave a rather ordinary red-carpet interview at the Weinstein Company Golden Globes after-party. Years later, a clip of the same resurfaced and went viral for the most unexpected reason. The footage piqued the interest of folks online, but not because of anything Johansoon had said but because of what happened in the background. Netizens spotted a woman completely disappearing behind the actress, into thin air! What was a simple optical illusion, prompted a flurry of bizarre paranormal conspiracy theories.

On X, a person commented, "Oh my God, Scarlett absorbed her..😳..now I'm scared.." Another quipped, "There may be some truth to 'Under the skin' movie she starred in." Meanwhile, one simply noted, "Nice camera shot. You can just barely see one hand and later the other, but very cool!" Clips were slow-motion shots to give viewers a closer look at the mysterious woman in black. But, as the old saying goes, the simplest explanation is often the best one—and that’s true here.

A netizen reasoned, "I think what happened is she was uneasy being on on the camera during A-lister interview so she ducked to avoid the camera and went back in the direction she came from at the exact moment other guy was walking by so he blocked her going the other way on the other side." In the video, as the woman and her male companion walk behind Johansson, she momentarily stops in a spot perfectly aligned with the actress’s silhouette, which made it seem like she vanished while the man continued walking.

Interestingly, the woman in the video was in fact Johansson's mother. In November 2023, when talk show host Jimmy Fallon asked, "It's a viral clip of you being interviewed on the red carpet in 2006. I don't know if you remember this story. A woman walks behind you, and it looks like she fully disappears. Watch the video, it is real. Take a look at this," the actress, who apparently hadn't seen the video before, said, "Oh my God, that is my mom. That is my mom. That woman with the dark hair is my mother. That is my mom!" She further quipped, "I have been looking for her for like the last 15 years."

Her witty comment sent the veteran comedian into fits of laughter, and he dramatically stormed away from his desk, as reported by The Things. As per Snopes, the clip demonstrated how viral videos can distort reality and give rise to irrational beliefs and crazy speculation. Following the enjoyable discussion, the subject shifted to Johansson's skincare brand, The Outset, which is what the actress had come to promote on the late night show.