Why Did Eddie Murphy Back Out as Host of 84th Annual Academy Awards??
In case you hadn’t heard, funny man Eddie Murphy was slated to host the 84th Annual Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars. Unfortunately, it’s been reported that Murphy has decided not to host the show due to a bit of controversy surrounding Oscar producer, Brett Ratner. Murphy opted to back out when Brett Ratner, […]
In case you hadn’t heard, funny man Eddie Murphy was slated to host the 84th Annual Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars. Unfortunately, it’s been reported that Murphy has decided not to host the show due to a bit of controversy surrounding Oscar producer, Brett Ratner. Murphy opted to back out when Brett Ratner, his friend and producer of Murphy’s latest blockbuster, “Tower Heist” resigned as a producer of the Oscars due to what some called homophobic statements. Last week, Ratner made a comment stating that “rehearsing is for f*gs”. According to E!, Ratner resigned because he didn’t want the controversy of the backlash against his statements to distract from the awards show.
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