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Billy Crystal steps in to host Oscars

11 November 2011 | Jason Korsner | News

Oscar veteran Billy Crystal has been brought in to host next year’s awards ceremony, ending a few days of turmoil for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The show started falling apart at the weekend, when producer Brett Ratner told fans at a Q&A that “rehearsal is for fags,”

Academy picks Grazer to replace Ratner on Oscars show

10 November 2011 | Jason Korsner | News

Veteran Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer has been hired to replace Brett Ratner as the producer of next year’s awards show.
The Academy was quick to find a replacement for Ratner, who quit yesterday over comments, in a question and answer session with fans, that were seen as being offensive to the