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[Eric-GCA]

Its from Drudge, so I'm sure its overblown somewhat, but its still amusing:

HOST CHRIS ROCK SHOCK: ONLY GAYS WATCH OSCARS

ACADEMY MEMBERS ALARMED OVER CHOICE OF COMIC

**Exclusive**

Veteran members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have grown concerned over the choice of Chris Rock as host of this month's awards show, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

Concern deepened after Rock claimed only gays watch the Oscars!

"I never watched the Oscars. Come on, it's a fashion show," Rock recently declared.

"What straight black man sits there and watches the Oscars? Show me one!"

Rock added: "Awards for art are f---ing idiotic."

MORE

Academy members have privately called for Chris Rock to be removed as host, sources claim, fearing Rock may "tarnish" the reputation of the Academy.

"Simply put, this is a disgrace," one veteran Hollywood mogul, who asked not to be identified, said from Los Angeles.

"This guy is out there saying 'awards for art are f---ing idiotic' and he is hosting the show produced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? I guess the joke is on us!"

One nominated actress questions whether producer Gil Cates was even aware that Rock has "never watched the Oscars."

Other unpublicized comments made by Rock threaten to throw the scheduled Feb. 27 broadcast into complete chaos.

During a recent hate-filled rant, Rock imitated a White House press briefing:

"Mr. President, what about gay marriage? 'F**k them faggots,'" Rock said of Bush.

What will Rock be wearing to the show?

"Nothing against people who aren't straight, but what straight guy that you know cares? Who gives a f---?" Rock explained.

Developing...

 

[Doc Holliday]

I never watch the oscars and i'll be glued to the tv set that night!

 

[Matlock]

Chris Rock's reply to Drudge:

"THEY SPINNIN!"

 

[Memles]

The only thing that will tarnish the Oscars is the choice to actually have some awards given out IN THE AISLES and to actually parade out the five competitors on stage and then give them the award right there like a fucking beauty pageant.

Idiots.

 

[MIMIC]

:lol :lol :lol

I remember the only time I watched the Oscars (or at least, part of them) was when I was introduced into the "Lord of the Rings" hype.

This black man'll be watchin the whole thing this year

 

[Jotaro]

I was so happy when I learned he would be the host. But no one can ever top Billy Crystal of course. I will record this.

 

[Brannon]

YOU HIRED CHRIS ROCK.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN!?

*slams head against spiked wall*

With that said, I'll be watching this for the first time ever if Chris stays as host.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

i think those people are making Chris Rock's point for him. Its a MOVIE AWARD. I know its prestigious and everything to win an oscar, but at the end of the day its just movies. You're rewarding people for playing pretend, not giving out Nobel Peace prizes. They need to get over themselvs.

 

[lexy]

What will Rock be wearing to the show?

"Nothing against people who aren't straight, but what straight guy that you know cares? Who gives a f---?"

:lol

 

[Brian Fellows]

I never watch the Oscars . I wont be watching this year either. Sorry Chris.

 

[whytemyke]

bah. everyone is getting all worked up over it. I bet the awards are some of the best in years.

steve martin was a great fill in for billy crystal, but oh well. Rock will be funny. The only thing I'm gonna miss is the Billy Crystal spoof to start the show. that was some funny shit.

 

[Jotaro]

bah. everyone is getting all worked up over it. I bet the awards are some of the best in years.

steve martin was a great fill in for billy crystal, but oh well. Rock will be funny. The only thing I'm gonna miss is the Billy Crystal spoof to start the show. that was some funny shit.

Oy vey! The 1997 Oscars with Titanic, oh man. :lol

And Steve Martin stinked, I watched every ceremony he'd done and I did not laughed a single time I swear.

 

[Escape Goat]

Can't say I care either way. Fucking award shows.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

During a recent hate-filled rant, Rock imitated a White House press briefing:

"Mr. President, what about gay marriage? 'F**k them faggots,'" Rock said of Bush.

A bit out of context I believe...




By "A bit out of context", I of course mean, that statement loses its entire meaning when you just single it out like that.

 

[MIMIC]

A bit out of context I believe...




By "A bit out of context", I of course mean, that statement loses its entire meaning when you just single it out like that.

I didn't read that.

That's straight bullshit. I would try to sue his ass for that.

 

[Cubsfan23]

Just a ploy to get more viewers, they knew what they were getting into.

 

[Jotaro]

Just a ploy to get more viewers, they knew what they were getting into.

Hey it ain't no Happy Gilmore, or it won't be!

 

[Diablos]

Chris Rock's reply to Drudge:

"THEY SPINNIN!"

THEY SPINNIN' THEY SPINNIN' THEY SPINNIN!'
THEY SPINNIN'!

:lol :lol :lol
Chris Rock is the best.

 

[The Faceless Master]

this year's oscars are sounding better and better

 

[Shinobi]

Hell nevermind watching 'em all the way through for the first time ever, I might record this shit.

 

[Flynn]

Can't say I care either way. Fucking award shows.

Somebody needs to spread the holy word to those poor souls in the Grammy thread.

 

[Jotaro]

I don't know if I'm the only one doing this, but every Oscar I've watched, I've watched entirely, and it never seems too long or boring for me, just sometimes a little slow when I saw Steve Martin back on the camera.

 

[Prospero]

The New York Times interviewed Chris Rock last month. Here's a link (sorry that it's to Free Republic).

The Oscar nominations have yet to be announced, but Chris Rock, the host of next month's Academy Awards ceremony, has already decided who one of the evening's big winners should be: Jamie Foxx, the star of the biopic "Ray."

"I am rooting for Jamie, and if he doesn't win, I'm going to talk about it on the show," Mr. Rock promised, a sly grin tiptoeing across his face. And if Mr. Foxx comes up empty? "I'll take an Oscar from one of the sound or light people that win and give it to him," Mr. Rock said. "Jamie Foxx is not going to walk out of that place without an Oscar."

He was no less forthright about his pans. Of "The Aviator," Martin Scorsese's drama about Howard Hughes, the germ-phobic Hollywood mogul, Mr. Rock said: "It's a weird movie; it's well made, but a story about a rich guy who gets things done doesn't excite me. Oooh, he overcame obstacles, like how much money to spend. And he washed his hands a lot."

 

[robertsan21]

yeah this years oscars i fear will be the worst ever!

if Foxx gets the best actor award the academy are the biggest loosers ever.
only reason that he will win is cause Ray charlse died this year and the academy feels sorry for him and that will be the reason why they gave Foxx the oscar.

Leo is the actor who should take the oscar home he deservs it for his performance in Aviator.

foxx do not deserv it for his performace in Ray.

!

 

[MIMIC]

MATT DRUDGE IS A LYING PIECE OF FECAL MATTER....er, SHIT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Producers of the upcoming Academy Awards are getting what they paid for when they hired sharp-tongued comic Chris Rock to host the Oscars -- a bit of pre-show controversy that could boost TV ratings.

[...]

Internet gossip columnist Matt Drudge posted an item on his Web site over the weekend quoting unnamed members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expressing outrage at some Oscar-bashing comments by Rock in an Entertainment Weekly interview. Rock said he had rarely watched the Oscars, and called award shows "idiotic."

"Come on, it's a fashion show," Rock told the magazine. "What straight black man sits there and watches the Oscars? Show me one. And they don't recognize comedy, and you don't see a lot of black people nominated, so why should I watch it?"

Drudge, whose item ran under the headline, "Host Chris Rock Shock: Only Gays Watch Oscars," cited unnamed sources as saying angry academy members were privately calling for Rock to be removed as host.

But Oscar producer Gil Cates issued a statement on Monday saying he and the academy stand behind Rock, and denying that anyone at the academy had taken offense.

"The Academy is excited about Chris Rock hosting this year's Oscar telecast and looking forward to a very funny evening with him," Cates said. "Chris's comments over the past few weeks are meant to be humorous digs at the show that some people, obviously including Chris himself, think may be a bit too stuffy."

Likewise, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation issued a statement in defense of Rock. "Chris Rock isn't making fun of gays -- he's poking fun at the Oscars," GLAAD executive director Joan Garry said. "It's shtick ..."

 

[bishoptl]

a story about a rich guy who gets things done doesn't excite me. Oooh, he overcame obstacles, like how much money to spend. And he washed his hands a lot.

:lol I missed that bit. Tell 'em Chris!