The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences is weighing a host-less Oscars this year after comedian Kevin Hart quit amid a firestorm of criticism over the resurfacing of previous gay jokes, according to a report.
New York Times editor Susan Fowler wrote in an opinion-editorial that the ousting of comedian Kevin Hart as host of the Oscars over the resurfacing of his previous gay jokes sets unattainable standards of uprightness and called for the A-lister to be forgiven, citing his heartfelt apology.
Actor-comedian Nick Cannon appeared to defend Kevin Hart, who stepped down from hosting the 2019 Oscars after backlash from years-old gay jokes, by posting similar gay jokes from female stars Chelsea Handler, Sarah Silverman, and Amy Schumer.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The “most thankless job in town” just got even more difficult.
GLAAD, the country’s largest advocacy organization dedicated to defending the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, said Friday that actor-comedian Kevin Hart should not have quit as host of the Oscars, arguing the A-lister should have instead used his platform to promote unity.
Unlike Joy Reid, Alec Baldwin, and Jimmy Kimmel, Kevin Hart does not behave in the way an entertainer is “supposed” to behave, most especially a black entertainer: Kevin Hart is apolitical. He does not trash Trump, he does not trash Republicans, he does not trash Trump supporters or Christians.
Trans actor MJ Rodriguez defended comedian Kevin Hart before he stepped down as host of the 2019 Oscars over past gay jokes, describing him as a “wonderful host” and calling on people to forgive him.
Comedian and A-list actor Kevin Hart announced early Friday morning that he “made the choice to step down” from hosting the 91st Academy Awards amid a backlash over the resurfacing of previous gay jokes and tweets.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Hart has a new job — he will host the 2019 Academy Awards, a role the prolific actor-comedian says fulfills a longtime dream.
Filmmaker Lukas Dhont is at odds with Netflix after the streaming giant said it would edit out an underage frontal nudity scene from his directorial debut Girl.
Pop star turned Democratic activist Taylor Swift headlined the American Music Awards Tuesday night, and the ratings dropped to a new all-time low.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The organization that bestows the Academy Awards says it is suspending plans to award a new Oscar for popular films at the 2019 ceremony amid widespread backlash to the idea.
Big changes are coming to the Academy Awards, including the addition of a popular film award category and the promise of a shorter ceremony in an effort to combat declining viewership and criticisms that the awards are out of touch with the mainstream. But the Wednesday morning announcement was also met with immediate backlash online, raising questions about what the new category would mean for a film like “Black Panther,” a global blockbuster which has also been talked about as a favorite contender for the best picture Oscar.
The organization that bestows the Academy Awards announced Thursday that it has voted to expel two prominent members convicted of sexual offenses, Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski, from its membership.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has concluded its review of a misconduct allegation against film academy president John Bailey and determined that no further action is required.
Rapper Common and singer Andra Day took the stage Saturday at the gun control March for Our Lives and delivered a politically charged performance of ‘Stand Up for Something.’
The wave of sexual harassment allegations against Hollywood figures has hit Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president John Bailey, who is under investigation over multiple allegations of misconduct.
Academy Awards host Jimmy Kimmel fired off a defense tweet on Tuesday after President Donald Trump trolled Hollywood over the Oscar’s historically low ratings.
Sales of dildo sex toys inspired by the Academy Award-winning film Shape of Water have reportedly skyrocketed following the movie’s success at the Oscars.
“Lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY,” he wrote on Twitter. “Problem is, we don’t have Stars anymore – except your President (just kidding, of course)!”
The left-wing Huffington Post says it’s time “to burn the dumb-ass skits to the ground,” referencing the four-minute stunt during Sunday’s Academy Awards show that saw host Jimmy Kimmel and a horde of actors walk into a theatre to throw candy and hotdogs at moviegoers who were in the middle of watching the Oprah Winfrey-starring fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time, all done as a show of gratitude.
Emma Stone came under fire Sunday night from some online critics who claimed her presentation of the Best Director award at the Oscars represented “peak white feminism.”
The 2018 Academy Awards hit an all-time low with American viewership, making the red carpet more intriguing than the awards ceremony itself.
Several iconic Hollywood stars were left off this year’s In Memoriam segment at Sunday’s 90th Academy Awards show, including legendary ‘Batman’ actor Adam West, singer and ‘Touched By an Angel’ star Della Reese, and ‘The Partridge Family’ star David Cassidy.
Sunday night’s telecast of the 90th annual Academy Awards saw viewership plunge 20 percent from last year to a record-low 26.5 million.
A man was arrested and is accused of stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscars trophy after the Academy Awards on Sunday night, Los Angeles police said.
Jordan Peele snagged the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar on Sunday for his hit horror film Get Out, a film in which the writer-director said the boogie man is white liberal racism.
Actress Emma Watson was mocked on Twitter on Monday after she revealed a new, misspelled, ‘Times Up’ tattoo at the Oscars.
Richards posted a photo on Instagram and wrote, ‘So the Oscars are cool but being with Bryan and Patrisse is 100.’
An NRA ad released on March 4 called out “every Hollywood phony” and the “lying media” to put them on notice that their “time is running out.”
Actress and feminist activist Emma Watson arrived at the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty wearing a grammatically incorrect tattoo that read ‘Times Up’ instead of ‘Time’s Up.’
The ratings for Sunday night’s telecast of the 90th annual Academy Awards collapsed by whopping 16 percent, according to early estimates.
The Oscars crew criticized President Donald Trump and his administration, but only six times. That was a change from last year’s Oscars, where Hollywood ripped the Trump administration 15 times
Actress Jennifer Lawrence arrived at the 90th Academy Awards and immediately began her now infamously obnoxious antics.
One of the most woke moments at Sunday’s 90th Academy Awards saw Keala Settle sing the song ‘This is Me’ from the film The Greatest Showman, with the stage being filled with people representing nearly every walk of life.
Rapper Common and singer Andra Day took the stage at the 90th Academy Awards and delivered a politically charged performance of ‘Stand Up for Something,’ the Oscar-nominated song for the Thurgood Marshall biopic Marshall.
During the 90th Academy Awards show, host Jimmy Kimmel and a group of actors walked across the street to a theatre to throw candy and snacks to moviegoers who were in the middle of watching the Oprah Winfrey-starring fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time.
Actors Kumail Nanjiani and Lupita Nyong’o gave a special Academy Awards shout-out to the roughly 3.5 million illegal aliens in the United States who have been shielded from deportation by the President Obama-created Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Jimmy Kimmel Opened the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday night by making penis jokes while acknowledging Hollywood’s sexual harassment scandals, taking several shots at President Donald Trump, dinging the entertainment industry problem with equal pay, and pushing gun control politics.
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