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November 11, 2011
Billy Crystal to Host the Oscars - YES!!
TV Takes All
by Debra Caruso Marrone
If there's a takeaway from all this, it's that Hollywood holds its Ratners to a higher standard than New York does.
War. Famine. Presidential politics. A terrible economy. Forget all of that for awhile because all is right in the world - in Tinsel Town, at least.
Billy Crystal announced today via Twitter that he will be back for a ninth time to host the 84th annual Oscar awards on February 26th.
Crystal, 63, is stepping in after a fiasco that brought down a politically incorrect (and dumb) producer (Bruce Ratner) and an ill-advised initial choice of host (Eddie Murphy).
Ratner was forced to resign after making anti-gay slurs. Murphy walked away following Ratner's resignation.
NoLandGrab: They, of course, mean Hollywood director Brett Ratner. But regardless, don't worry, Eddie — for a guy as loyal as you, there's a job waiting at One Metrotech.
Posted by eric at November 11, 2011 10:24 AM