02-14-2005, 09:22
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Chris Rock rocks
XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN FEB 13, 2005 21:06:25 ET XXXXX
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."
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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...
Chris Rock is a comedian; the "academy" is a bunch of uptight dorks. Joke 'em if they can't take a f---. The last time I watched the Academy Awards was when David Letterman hosted. When they let him go, I never watched again.
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02-14-2005, 09:40
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Saw the article, agree with Chris Rock. I have not watched the show in over 10 years.
Think that it is funny that they appear not to know what they got when they hired him.
Preach on it, Chris!
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02-14-2005, 12:03
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It's not just the Oscars... how many damn awards shows do we have now? The industry saturates the airwaves with one every week and then wonders why people aren't watching? I have no sympathy for them, the overpaid, underworked 'entertainers' they deify, or their plight in having no one watch their hours-long glorified infomercials for the entertainment industry.
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02-14-2005, 17:22
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It might just be fun to watch just to hear what he says. 
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02-14-2005, 17:53
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Has no one made the connection with the actors' support of a certain Presidential candidate, and bad-mouthing of the POTUS last year?
I have a long memory for people who do that sort of thing.
That, combined with an ever longer list of arrogant, ignorant, self-righteous "winners" who feel that the longer they talk, the more blessed the audience is cause me to look elsewhere.
Not a big hip-hop fan, so the Grammys these days are out as well.
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02-14-2005, 19:12
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Probably many here have long memories in that regard TR. I refuse to spend my hard earned dollars being "entertained" by many of these buffoons...better to spend it on care packages and the like. I have no use for many of the hollyweird types.
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