“ … it’s a tale about celebrity cluelessness, arrogance, and the troubling trend of dismissing all online criticism, of any validity, as ‘trolling,’” wrote The Atlantic on January 4.
Maybe the 91st Academy Awards don’t need a host to facilitate the 2019 ceremonies.
That certainly seems to be the official word in the latest update over the high-profile speculation of who will host the most prestigious event of the Hollywood film industry. The show airs at 8 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 24 on ABC.
Former Oscars host Whoopi Goldberg is among the presenters, along with Awkwafina, Jennifer Lopez and Daniel Craig.
Following weeks of controversy surrounding the issue – and after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences dumped original 2019 host, comedian Kevin Hart, after his previous twitter comments about gays surfaced and resurfaced years later – TVLine reported Tuesday the gala will simply do without an official host or hostess.
A spokesperson for the academy confirmed the no-host decision on Monday, reported TVLine .
Homophobic tweets from Hart’s past resurfaced two days after he announced he was hosting.
After the old tweets came to light, the academy reportedly offered Hart an ultimatum: apologize immediately or give up the hosting job. His reaction was to post, “I do not wish to be a distraction.
