Hollywood, CA – The annual Academy Awards will go down with no host for the primary time in three a long time. In response to ABC News, ABC Leisure PR and an Academy spokesperson confirmed the knowledge on Tuesday (February 5), months after Kevin Hart’s departure.
The comedic actor stepped down from his internet hosting duties final December as soon as a number of outdated homophobic tweets resurfaced on-line. Though Hart eventually apologized, throughout an episode Good Morning America, he mentioned he was completed speaking about it.
“There’s no extra dialog about it,” he mentioned. “I’m over that, I’m over the second.”
The final time the Oscars didn’t have a bunch was in 1989 when Allan Carr determined to have extra presenters as an alternative a correct host.
The 91st Academy Awards happen on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on February 24 at eight p.m. ET. Presenters embrace Whoopi Goldberg, Tessa Thompson and Awkwafina.