Chris Rock Says He Turned Down to Host 2023 Oscar

Chris Rock says that he turned down being invited to be the host of the 2023 Academy Awards after he was famously hit in the face by Will Smith

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asking former Nicole Brown Simpson "to go back to the restaurant" in which her mother left glasses on the night after her passing.

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who was appointed CEO in July, following the departure of the former Chief Executive Officer Dawn Hudson.

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