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In Oscars crisis, Chris Rock and a microphone loom large

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2005 file photo, Chris Rock hosts the 77th Academy Awards telecast in Los Angeles. Rock will return to host the Oscars for a second time. Rock, who will return to host the 88th Academy Awards on Feb.28, has made no decisions about his opening monologue. Rock’s publicist, in a statement Monday, refuted earlier comments by Academy Awards co-producer Reginald Hudlin that Rock had scraped earlier plans and was rewriting the show following the backlash to the entirely white acting nominees. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)NEW YORK (AP) — When Chris Rock first hosted the Oscars in 2005, the four black actors nominated that year — Morgan Freeman, Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo and Jamie Foxx (twice!) — didn't escape his notice.




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