Eddie Murphy drops out as Oscar host

[Dpantherman]

(CNN) -- Eddie Murphy announced Wednesday he would not host next year's Academy Awards, one day after colleague and show producer Brett Ratner quit over an anti-gay remark he made over the weekend.

"I appreciate how Eddie feels about losing his creative partner, Brett Ratner, and we all wish him well," said Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The 84th Academy Awards program is scheduled for February 26.

Ratner met with the representatives of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation before announcing his resignation, GLAAD said in a news release Tuesday.

When asked during a question-and-answer session whether he rehearses with his actors before shooting a scene, Ratner replied, "Rehearsing is for f*gs," GLAAD said in its release, citing New York Magazine's Vulture blog.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/showbiz/oscars-murphy/index.html

Sucks, oh well...

[mmmbeans]

no ratner? no murphy?

thank jeebus.

[Guest Irv]

GLAAD always gets butthurt(Pun intended) when a celebrity lets the forbidden F word slip. eddie murphy would have been the poo they can go fug themselves....oh wait.

[mmmbeans]

out of curiosity... what was the last funny thing you guys saw eddie murphy do?

[Carolina Husker]

Only 20 years after he dropped out of comedy.

[Guest Irv]

out of curiosity... what was the last funny thing you guys saw eddie murphy do?

coming to america but thats beside the point.

[Panthro]

GLAAD always gets butthurt(Pun intended) when a celebrity lets the forbidden F word slip. eddie murphy would have been the poo they can go fug themselves....oh wait.

I agree look at what happened to Michael Richards when he did the same thing, buncha....whaaaaaa

[Dpantherman]

out of curiosity... what was the last funny thing you guys saw eddie murphy do?

Shrek

[jasonluckydog]

Shrek

Shrek 2

[charlotte49er]

His best work after SNL & Beverly Hills Cops is a cartoon voice over. Though the orginal remake of Dr. Doolittle wasn't bad. But that was mostly do to the voices of other actors. IMO

[StepandFetch]

Only 20 years after he dropped out of comedy.

SUCH an unfortunate loss.

add Will Smith to that list as well.

[jtnc]

SUCH an unfortunate loss.

add Will Smith to that list as well.

Will Smith has never been known as a Comedian, he's an actor. He does a variety of drama, comedy, scifi etc. Eddie Murphy WAS one of the best standup comedians, from doing movies like Coming to America to Daddy's day care is just sad.

[pstall]

and the overreacting soceity continues. if we had the same outrage that GLAD(such an ironic acronym btw) towards the homeless or orphans or others being offended at the drop of a hat we might actually move the needle forward a bit in the evolutionary chain.

yes, i just said evolutionary.

[The_Cannon]

Fugg y'all the Nutty Professor was funny as poo too.