Host tackles lack of diversity in the nominations head-on in a pointed and rousing opening monologue that mocks both industry prejudice and ceremony boycotters such as Jada Pinkett SmithOscars host Chris Rock opened the present on Sunday night with an opening monologue that tackled the controversy approximately the lack of black acting nominees head-on. “Is Hollywood racist?” he asked. You’re damn right Hollywood’s racist.” Rock qualified his comments by saying that the industry was not “burning cross racist ... it’s a different type of racist.
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Source: theguardian.com