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Academy considering either no host or multiple hosts for Oscars

With less than two months until the 91st Oscars telecast on February 24, and no host named for the telecast yet, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering drastic alternatives. There had previously been rumors that the Academy was considering using multiple hosts, with Deadline reporting Thursday that this is an option once again, as is using no host at all. Who hosts the Oscars: The Academy is considering either no host, or multiple hosts after Kevin Hart backed out when insensitive tweets came to light Hart was announced as the 91st Oscars host in early December, but it only lasted for just a few days before he announced he was stepping down. Who will take the stage: Since then, there hasn't been any word from the Academy, with Deadline reporting that their, 'highly reliable sources' indicating that no one in Hollywood is interested in hosting, after the, 'Hart debacle' There have been multiple hosts in the past, as recently as 2011 with the ill-fated pairing of Anne Hathaway and James Franco, and 2010 with Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. Hosting controversy: There have been multiple hosts in the past, as recently as 2011 with the ill-fated pairing of Anne Hathaway and James Franco, and 2010 with Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin The possibility of no host has also been floated, and if there isn't a host announced by next Monday, it will mark the longest wait for a hosting announcement.

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