[user104658]

Originally Posted by Braden

Of all people to get the job in the first place, they choose him? Never knew he was still relevant enough for a gig like this.

He wasn't their first, second, third or tenth choice. Like I said, no one wants to do it.

[Braden]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

He wasn't their first, second, third or tenth choice. Like I said, no one wants to do it.

Oh, I thought you meant post-Kevin Hart.

Why does no-one want to host it? I feel there's an obvious answer to this that I'm missing. Times Up and Me Too still rife and no-one wants the stigma attached?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Braden

Oh, I thought you meant post-Kevin Hart.

Why does no-one want to host it? I feel there's an obvious answer to this that I'm missing. Times Up and Me Too still rife and no-one wants the stigma attached?

Yeah, Hollywood is a bit of a mess at the moment and no one wants to stick their head above the parapet. They'll either have the internet go over their history with a fine-toothed comb (like Kevin Hart), or they'll be accused of being "part of the Hollywood system" afterwards. I'd assume most people's agents are just saying "it's risky" to anyone who is asked.

[JerseyWins]

The guy is funny as hell sometimes but I didn't even know he was the Oscars host.

Idk what the exact jokes/comments were but I think generally jokes should be taken a lot more lightly than real-life racism/homophobia etc. because jokes are just that, not meant to be taken seriously. If he apologized for this which was nearly a decade ago, I don't see why it should've become a huge issue again. Then again, I also don't see why he wouldn't just apologize again regardless of how long ago it was. He didn't have to quit over it.