Just 10 years ago, the annual <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/oscars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Academy Awards</a> show drew 40.3 million viewers.
Since then, it&#8217;s been plunging nearly every year: 34.4 million in 2016, 23.6 million in 2020; and now, in 2023, 18.7 <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/03/2023-oscar-viewership-ratings-academy-awards-abc-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-1235298046/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">million</a>.
That was a 12% jump from 2022, when the show drew 16.6 million. Apparently everyone was tuning in to see if Meryl Streep would slap Dame Judy Dench.
That, and that alone, would have given the show some pep. But instead, the show dragged on and on, nearly four hours (3:40), led by the drabbiest of all possible hosts, Jimmy Kimmel (the show no longer seems able to pull an A-list host).
With that, two things are clear: Few people in America want to watch the Oscars &#8212; and the limousine liberals in Hollywood couldn&#8217;t care less. In fact, it seems as if the tone-deaf celebrities in Tinseltown are actually trying to drive away viewers as they laud each other for their little-watched movies.
Kimmel had an entire year to write some funny jokes about &#8220;The Slap Heard &#8216;Round The World.&#8221; Just last week, comedian Chris Rock closed out his live Netflix special with a fiery blast of actor Will Smith.
Here&#8217;s what Kimmel came up with: &#8220;We want you to have fun. We want you to feel safe. Most importantly, we want me to feel safe,&#8221; he told the star-studded audience.
&#8220;So we have strict policies in place: If anyone in this theater commits an act of violence at any point during the show, you will be awarded the Oscar for best actor, and permitted to give a 19-minute long speech,&#8221; he said.
Not exactly Rock-level material. In fact, you&#8217;d be more likely to hear that caliber of comedy at the local Chuckle Hut.
The opening was also beyond safe &#8212; nothing like what Ricky Gervais has done at the Golden Globes. In those classic shows, the British comedian takes down the Hollywood elite, mocking them for their oversized egos.
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Instead, Kimmel just went around the room naming celebrities and delivering a lame joke that drew little laughter (some bombed outright). &#8220;You know a show is too long when even James Cameron can&#8217;t sit through it.&#8221; Oof.
Kimmel noted that the show would feature &#8220;diversity and inclusion.&#8221; That&#8217;s something every viewer wants &#8212; don&#8217;t give us the best movies of the year, just make sure some people who wouldn&#8217;t normally get a nomination get chosen.
&#8220;There will be no nonsense tonight, we have no time for shenanigans,&#8221; Kimmel said. &#8220;This is a celebration of everyone here. You told us you wanted all the categories back in, and we listened. They&#8217;re all back in.&#8221;
That&#8217;s 23 categories. Twenty-three! Half of them are movies you&#8217;ve not only never seen, but never heard of &#8212; and almost completely unavailable to watch.
&#8220;We put all the categories back in because the movie community wanted it, almost as much as the television community didn&#8217;t want it,&#8221; Kimmel said. &#8220;So no complaining about how long the show is.&#8221;
And there you have it. The Academy could not care less if you watch the awards or even see the winning movies. The show is all about them, and they&#8217;re artists, so you&#8217;ll never understand.
In five years, it&#8217;ll be the 100th Oscars. And by then, the show might have just 187 viewers. But Hollywood doesn&#8217;t care a whit.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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It’s Clear Now: The Oscars Don’t Even Want Us To Watch The Awards

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The 95th Annual Academy Awards was bound to be less dramatic than last year’s show no matter what happened.
The Academy caught heat for failing to react quickly enough when Will Smith strode onstage and assaulted show host Chris Rock last year, making it so they played things extra safe in 2023. Some say the Oscars were a little too cautious, or to phrase it another way, even more boring than usual. That meant cutting down on the political rhetoric that’s become so predictable at every awards show.
But despite host Jimmy Kimmel attempting to make non-offensive jokes, there were still moments during the Oscars which fully displayed the ingrained leftist leanings of the Hollywood community. Did conservatives expect anything else?
<h2>1. “Everything Everywhere All At Once” director defends drag queens</h2>
The night’s big winner was the sci-fi indie flick “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” a totally out-of-the-box project about a Chinese-American immigrant (Michelle Yeoh) who must connect with parallel universe versions of herself to prevent the destruction of the multiverse. The film won seven Oscars including Best Picture.
The movie’s co-director Daniel Scheinert used his Oscars acceptance speech to defend people who dress in drag, including kids. “We want to dedicate this to the mommies, all the mommies in the world, to our moms,” Scheinert said.
“Specifically my mom and dad … thank you for not squashing my creativity when I was making really disturbing horror films, or really perverted comedy films, or dressing in drag as a kid, which is a threat to nobody!” he said, likely referencing recent legislation some states introduced that would prohibit sexually explicit drag performances in front of children.
<h2>2. &#8220;Top Gun: Maverick” snubbed</h2>
No one expected the enormously successful sequel “Top Gun: Maverick” to win an Academy Award, which probably explains why Tom Cruise decided to skip the ceremony completely. Fans marveled that this pro-America, pro-masculinity movie was even nominated in the first place.
MSNBC opinion writer and editor Zeeshan Aleem summed up the feelings of most leftists about “Top Gun” as part of a weekend column. In it, the writer called this blockbuster film’s message “insidious,” “poisonous,” and “literal propaganda.” 
“I hope it tanks at the Oscars,” Aleem concluded. “It’s possible to make thrilling action without so brazenly priming the public for warfare.”
“Maverick” didn’t win any awards despite being adored by fans and raking in more than $1.4 billion worldwide. Even Kimmel made a few jokes about how the movie “saved” Hollywood by getting people to go back to movie theaters again.
The film won for “Best Sound” but lost in all the other six categories it was nominated in.
<h2>3. Jimmy Kimmel adds a January 6 dig</h2>
Considering how liberals can’t go more than 15 minutes without discussing January 6, it should come as no surprise that the evening’s host couldn’t restrain himself from making a joke about it.
While introducing the film editing category, Kimmel added a joke about Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
&#8220;Anyone who’s ever received a text message from their father knows how important editing is,” the late-night host joked. “Editors do amazing things,” he continued. “Edits can turn 44,000 hours of violent insurrection footage into a respectful sight-seeing tour of the Capitol.”
<h2>4. Feminism gets a shout out during a “Women Talking” speech</h2>
In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, “Women Talking” director Sarah Polley added a little dig to her acceptance speech for “Best Adapted Screenplay.” 
&#8220;First of all, I just want to thank the Academy for not being mortally offended by the words &#8216;women&#8217; and &#8216;talking&#8217; put so close together like that,&#8221; Polley said. She ended her speech by addressing her children, saying, “Your story will be different from ours.&#8221;
Polley adapted “Women Talking” from the 2018 novel by the same name. The story, which was written by Miriam Toews, is about a group of Mennonite women who must decide whether to stay in or leave their community following widespread sexual assault. 
<h2>5. Kimmel jokes about Hunter Biden</h2>
At least leftists aren’t calling the laptop story fake anymore.
During his opening monologue, Kimmel quipped that “The Fabelmans” director Steven Spielberg and actor Seth Rogen were the “Joe and Hunter Biden of Hollywood.” That joke got a huge round of applause from the star-studded audience.
<h2>6. George Santos becomes the butt of a joke</h2>
Another political joke of the evening was at the expense of Congressman George Santos (R-NY), who became a public disgrace after admitting to being a “terrible liar.” It was revealed that he lied about being Jewish plus his education, employment, charity work, and that his mother died on 9/11.
“Did you know … the last directing team to win an Oscar was Congressman George Santos?” Kimmel quipped at one point in the evening.
<h2>Bonus: Michelle Yeoh takes a dig at Don Lemon</h2>
Oscar Award winner Michelle Yeoh, who took home the night’s top prize for Best Actress, made a not-so-subtle reference to notorious left-leaning CNN host Don Lemon’s comment about presidential hopeful Nikki Haley (R) being “past her prime.”
Yeoh made history as the first Asian person to win an Academy Award.
“For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities,” the 60-year-old star said.
“This is proof that dreams, dream big, and dreams do come true. And ladies, don’t ever let anyone tell you you are ever past your prime. Never give up!”

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Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel was bashed by fans of the show who felt his flippant behavior toward a Nobel peace prize winner who had been shot by the Taliban was disrespectful.
Kimmel approached Taliban shooting survivor Malala Yousafzai, whose documentary, “Stranger At The Gate,” was nominated for an Oscar. Malala was only 15 years old when she was shot after being hunted down by the Taliban in Pakistan.
During a break in the show, Kimmel, 55, went to Malala, now 25, and asked her a question from a fan, stating, “She asked, your work on human rights and education for women and children is an inspiration–as the youngest Nobel prize winner in history, do you think Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine?”
Malala, looking uncomfortable, responded, “I only talk about peace.”
Following that interchange an attendee dressed as a real-life “Cocaine Bear” crawled down the aisle and started harassing Malala, prompting Kimmel to say, “Cocaine bear, leave Malala alone!”
Malala was shot in the head in 2012 because she defied the ban on attending school implemented for women by the Pakistani Taliban. The attack was ordered by the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Maulana Fazlullah.
“I spoke out publicly on behalf of girls and our right to learn. And this made me a target,” Malala has <a href="https://malala.org/malalas-story">recalled</a>. “In October 2012, on my way home from school, a masked gunman boarded my school bus and asked, ‘Who is Malala?&#8217; He shot me on the left side of my head. I woke up 10 days later in a hospital in Birmingham, England.”
In March 2018, the Trump Administration <a href="http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/us-offers-us5m-reward-for-pakistan-taliban-leader">offered</a> $5 million for information leading to the identification or location of Fazlullah, the head of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militant group (TTP).  Fazlullah had been linked to the 2010 attempted Times Square car bombing in New York, but his most evil acts had come against children, including the order to massacre 132 of them at a Peshawar school in December 2014. As the <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/11306125/Mullah-Radio-terrorist-demagogue-behind-the-savagery-of-Peshawar.html">Telegraph</a> reported:
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Seven Taliban gunmen stormed into the Peshawar’ school, shooting and bombing children, killing 132 of them in their classrooms and the school auditorium. They also burned teachers alive in front of their pupils. The headmistress, Tahira Qazi, was blown up with a hand grenade as she cowered in a bathroom.
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Fans bashed Kimmel with <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11852891/Jimmy-Kimmel-branded-national-disgrace-harassing-Malala-Yousafzai-2023-Oscars.html">comments</a> such as these:
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“jimmy kimmel is a national disgrace. this woman deserves better.”
“I hope Jimmy Kimmel pays for making Malala answer that question. She deserves better than that!”
“&#8217;Watching the #Oscars from home, I was absolutely horrified with the interaction between @jimmykimmel and @Malala Jimmy, you were incredibly disrespectful.”
“I love @jimmykimmel but his interaction with Malala was one of the worst and most painful things I&#8217;ve seen on TV in so many years.”
“why did jimmy kimmel and the cocaine bear just harass malala oh my god leave her alone.”
“Malala looked so uncomfortable when jimmy kimmel was harassing her with his comedy.”
“Malala has a nobel peace prize and they have her dealing with cocaine bear and jimmy kimmel.”
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Malala responded to the video of her interaction with Kimmel by simply tweeting, “Treat people with kindness.”

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‘Jimmy Kimmel Is A National Disgrace’: Oscars Host Bashed For Treatment Of Nobel Peace Prize Winner

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Chris Rock’s 2022 hosting stint at the Oscars got an obscene amount of attention at the time, and now it’s being talked about all over again as the comedian is finally cracking jokes about it. But Rock fans surely remember that this isn’t the first time Rock was involved with drama and controversy while hosting Hollywood’s biggest night.
Besides some vague references to Oscar winner Will Smith storming onto the stage to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-academy-admits-its-response-to-will-smiths-oscars-slap-was-inadequate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slap him</a>, Rock hadn’t really dug into the incident until right now. His Netflix special “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-rock-torches-wokeness-meghan-markle-and-will-smith-in-netflix-special-dont-fall-into-the-woke-trap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Selective Outrage</a>” debuted on March 4, just over a week before the 95th Annual Academy Awards premiere. It’s hard to believe that this timing wasn’t intentional.
“Anybody that says that words hurt has never been punched in the face,” Rock said during the performance as the audience laughed. “Words hurt when you write them on a brick.”
The 58-year-old celebrity also talked in-depth about the slap and Smith’s motivation behind it. Smith was reacting to Rock joking about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head. Rock saying, “Jada, I love ya. G.I. Jane 2, can&#8217;t wait to see it” was enough to make Will jump out of his seat and slap Rock while repeating, “Keep my wife&#8217;s name out of your f***ing mouth!&#8221;
This could be seen as an example of an overprotective spouse. But Rock insists that Will’s reaction was more about the Smith’s complicated relationship. The pair have been open about Jada’s infidelity. She even interviewed her husband during an episode of her talk show “Red Table Talk” and had him confront his feelings about these “entanglements” publicly.
“Will Smith practices selective outrage because everyone that knows what happened, everybody that really knows, knows I had nothing to do with that s***. I didn’t have any entanglements,” Rock says during the stand-up special “His wife was f***ing her son’s friend.”
“Now I normally wouldn’t talk about this s***,” Rock continued. “But for some reason these n****** put that s*** on the internet. I have no idea why two talented people would do something that f***ing low down.” he said.
“We’ve all been cheated on, everybody in here has been cheated on. None of us have been interviewed by the person that cheated on us on television&#8230;&#8221;
Fans will likely remember that 2022 was not Rock’s first time hosting the Academy Awards. The Emmy Award-winning actor first hosted in 2005 and while the drama then wasn’t as big as “slapgate,” there was a bit of controversy that time, too.
Rock came under fire for mocking the ceremony before he even took the stage.
&#8220;Come on, it&#8217;s a fashion show,&#8221; the comedian <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130923063025/http://www.smh.com.au/news/Oscars-2005/Chris-Rock-Oscars-host-slams-Oscars/2005/02/16/1108500124826.html">told</a> Entertainment Weekly ahead of the broadcast that year. &#8220;What straight black man sits there and watches the Oscars? Show me one. And they don&#8217;t recognize comedy, and you don&#8217;t see a lot of black people nominated, so why should I watch it?&#8221;
While onstage, Rock joked about Jude Law being a second-rate Tom Cruise, which earned him a scolding from Sean Penn. The actor admonished Rock, saying, &#8220;Forgive my compromised sense of humor but I did want to answer our host’s question about who Jude Law is. He’s one of our finest actors.”
Despite these minor incidents, Rock was invited back to host in 2016. The comedian was asked to boycott the Academy Awards in protest of the fact that no black actors were nominated that year, but he declined. The “Saturday Night Live” alum did address racism during his time onstage, however. 
“Is Hollywood racist?” he said <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/29/chris-rock-at-the-oscars-youre-damn-right-hollywoods-racist">during the presentation</a>. “You’re damn right Hollywood’s racist.” Rock explained his belief that the industry was not “burning cross racist &#8230; it’s a different type of racist.”
Rock went on to say that the people he’s talking about, “don’t hire black people and they’re the nicest white people on earth; they’re liberals.”
He said their form of racist behavior is “sorority racist, like ‘We like you, Ronda, but you’re not a Kappa.’”
In a rare moment of foreshadowing, Rock also mocked Will and Jada Pinkett Smith for skipping the 2016 ceremony.
“Jada got mad, she said she’s not coming. Doesn’t she have a TV show? Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties – I wasn’t invited!” he quipped, adding, “You get mad that Will was this good and didn’t get nominated” [for his role in ‘Concussion’]. “It’s also not fair that Will was paid $20 million to do ‘Wild Wild West.’”
He also mentioned the calls to boycott. 
“‘Chris, you should boycott, you should quit’ – how come it’s always unemployed people that tell you to quit something?” Rock said. “I thought about it really hard but they’re not going to cancel the Oscars because I quit, and the last thing I need is to lose another job to Kevin Hart.”
Rock ended the speech by saying, “black lives matter” while raising his fist.
It’s unclear if the “Death at a Funeral” star will ever be asked to host the Academy Awards again. But this year’s host Jimmy Kimmel, who is also taking the stage for the third time, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-reveals-how-hell-handle-another-slap-if-it-happens-when-hes-hosting-oscars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently discussed</a> what he plans to do if anyone assaults him during the presentation.
When asked how he’d handle a slap, Kimmel <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-hosting-slap-1235340569/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Hollywood Reporter, “Well, I size them up, and, if I’m bigger than they are, I beat the s*** out of them on television. And if it’s the Rock, I run.”

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Jimmy Kimmel revealed how he would handle things on Sunday as the host of the 95th Academy Awards if someone were to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss">slap him in the face,</a> like when actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">Will Smith</a> struck host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">Chris Rock</a> during last year&#8217;s ceremony.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jimmy-kimmel">55-year-old</a> late-night host told <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-hosting-slap-1235340569/">The Hollywood Reporter</a> that he might react differently than Rock did in 2022, depending on who is coming at him.
&#8220;You mean, if somebody comes up on the stage and slaps me?&#8221; the host asked. &#8220;Well, I size them up, and, if I’m bigger than they are, I beat the s*** out of them on television. And if it’s the Rock, I run.&#8221;
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We landed 🛩 on <a href="https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jimmykimmel</a> to host The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oscars</a> this Sunday, and third time&#39;s the charm! 👏 Watch live at 8e/5p on ABC. <a href="https://t.co/BPEbIoVx6K">pic.twitter.com/BPEbIoVx6K</a>
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He also acknowledged that his opening monologue would &#8220;have to be great&#8230;because so much has been said and there&#8217;s so much focus on&#8221; last year&#8217;s controversy.
&#8220;I obviously don&#8217;t want to make the whole monologue about that, but it would be ridiculous not to mention it,&#8221; said Kimmel.
At one point, he also said he couldn&#8217;t really worry about the ratings because &#8220;it&#8217;s not something&#8221; he really has any control over.
&#8220;We&#8217;re excited that there are movies [nominated that] people have seen, so we&#8217;re hoping more people watch, but who the hell knows?&#8221; the host replied. &#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of focus put on the ratings of these award shows and it&#8217;s used as a gauge in some ways, but it has almost nothing to do with the award shows themselves and everything to do with television viewing habits in general.&#8221;
This year&#8217;s show will be the &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live&#8221; host&#8217;s third time emceeing the Oscars after first getting the job in 2017 and again in 2019.
&#8220;It&#8217;s so important to have a host who knows how to handle live television and a live audience,&#8221; Academy CEO Bill Kramer noted recently about Kimmel. &#8220;He&#8217;s funny, he&#8217;s respectful, his edges aren&#8217;t too sharp.&#8221;
The 95th Academy Awards take place on Sunday, March 12, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. It will be broadcast on ABC at 8e/5p.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kimmel-slams-aaron-rodgers-as-tin-foil-hatter-over-wanting-to-see-epstein-client-list-teammate-defends-him">Kimmel Slams Aaron Rodgers As &#8216;Tin-Foil&#8217; Hatter Over Wanting To See Epstein Client List, Teammate Defends Him</a>

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Jimmy Kimmel Reveals How He’ll Handle Another Slap If It Happens When He’s Hosting Oscars

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jimmy-kimmel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jimmy Kimmel</a> slammed Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Wednesday as a &#8220;tin foil hatter&#8221; for wanting to see Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s client list — but Rodgers’ teammate David Bakhtiari defended him.
During &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; on Wednesday, the host reacted to video of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/aaron-rodgers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rodgers</a> either suggesting or possibly joking that all the flying objects that were recently shot down are simply a distraction from the upcoming release of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/names-of-alleged-jeffrey-epstein-associates-perpetrators-to-be-revealed-through-unsealed-docs-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deceased sex offender&#8217;s client list</a>.
&#8220;Needless to say, all this UFO talk has the tin foil hatters going wild, including wack-Packer Aaron Rodgers who offered this hot take on &#8216;The Pat McAfee Show,’” Kimmel explained before he threw to a clip of Rodgers’ comments.
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&#8220;I believe that this has been going on for a long time,&#8221; Rodgers explained. &#8220;Interesting timing on everything. There&#8217;s a lot of other things going on in the world. … Did you hear about the Epstein client list about to be released, too?&#8221;
&#8220;There&#8217;s some files that have some names on it that might be getting released pretty soon,&#8221; he added.
The host came back on camera and suggested that it &#8220;might be time to revisit that concussion protocol, Aaron.”
David Bakhtiari, left tackle for the Packers, caught wind of Kimmel&#8217;s monologue attacking his QB and hit back, suggesting it was the ABC late-night host who was possibly on the list.
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Tell me you’re on the Jeffrey Epstein client list, without telling me you’re on the Jeffrey Epstein client list…. <a href="https://t.co/jWkL8LfOMT">https://t.co/jWkL8LfOMT</a>
&mdash; David Bakhtiari (@DavidBakhtiari) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidBakhtiari/status/1631647886332100610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Tell me you&#8217;re on the Jeffrey Epstein client list, without telling me you&#8217;re on the Jeffrey Epstein client list…&#8221; Bakhtiari <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidBakhtiari/status/1631647886332100610?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>.
Kimmel previously labeled the Packers QB a &#8220;Karen&#8221; over his stance regarding the COVID vaccine, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/03/03/david-bakhtiari-blasts-jimmy-kimmel-for-aaron-rodgers-rip-job/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a> noted.
&#8220;Honestly, the only thing worse than not getting vaccinated when you&#8217;re in close contact with other people is letting them think you&#8217;re vaccinated when you&#8217;re not,&#8221; Kimmel shared at the time. &#8220;It&#8217;s basically the COVID equivalent of &#8216;the condom fell off.&#8217; Aaron is a Karen, that&#8217;s the fact of the matter.&#8221;
Rodgers made headlines in 2021 when he was accused of misleading comments about his vaccination status, saying he was &#8220;immunized.&#8221; However, it was later revealed that he had not been vaccinated.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aaron-rodgers-says-hes-been-cast-as-the-villain-over-covid-stance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aaron Rodgers Says He&#8217;s &#8216;Been Cast As The Villain&#8217; Over COVID Stance</a>

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Kimmel Slams Aaron Rodgers As ‘Tin-Foil’ Hatter Over Wanting To See Epstein Client List, Teammate Defends Him

Kimmel Slams Aaron Rodgers As 'Tin-Foil' Hatter Over Wanting To See Epstein Client List, Teammate Defends Him

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The 2023 Oscar nominations have been released with the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” leading its competitors. The 2023 Oscars will be held Sunday, March 12, with Jimmy Kimmel as the host.
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” led the way with 11 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress, (Michelle Yeoh.)
“The Banshees of Inisherin” grabbed nine nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Colin Farrell). “All Quiet on the Western Front” also gained nine nominations, including Best Picture. The biopic “Elvis” got eight nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Austin Butler).
Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical “The Fabelmans” garnered seven nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress (Michelle Williams). The mega-blockbuster hit “Top Gun: Maverick” received six nominations, including Best Picture. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” received five nominations. “Tár” starring Cate Blanchett, got five nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress.
The audience for the Oscar show has been <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/253743/academy-awards--number-of-viewers/">steadily dwindling</a> for 20 years; in 2000, over 46 million people watched the event. The number plunged to 10.4 million in 2021, more than a 50% drop from the year before, then crept back up to 15.4 million people last year.
The list of leading nominations includes:
Best Picture
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“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
 “The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Elvis”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“The Fabelmans”
“Tár”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Triangle of Sadness”
“Women Talking”
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Best Director
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Martin McDonagh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
Steven Spielberg (“The Fabelmans”)
Todd Field (“Tár”)
Ruben Östlund (“Triangle of Sadness”)
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Best Lead Actor
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Austin Butler (“Elvis”)
Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”)
Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”)
Bill Nighy (“Living”)
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Best Lead Actress
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Cate Blanchett (“Tár”)
Ana de Armas (“Blonde”)
Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”)
Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans”)
Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
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Best Supporting Actor
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Brendan Gleeson (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
Brian Tyree Henry (“Causeway”)
Judd Hirsch (“The Fabelmans”)
Barry Keoghan (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
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Best Supporting Actress
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Angela Bassett (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”)
Hong Chau (“The Whale”)
Kerry Condon (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
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The full list of nominations can be found <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/oscar-nominations-2023-list-1235495072/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

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Even <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jimmy-kimmel">Jimmy Kimmel</a> is mocking <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/prince-harry">Prince Harry</a>’s now-viral story of his frostbitten penis and the Elizabeth Arden cream he slathered on it.
An excerpt from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/royal-family">British royal</a>’s memoir “Spare” started making the rounds on social media as readers were shocked that the Duke of Sussex would share such a personal story. Prince Harry recalled the incident that occurred following an arctic expedition in 2011, just ahead of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal wedding. 
“My penis was oscillating between extremely sensitive and borderline traumatized,” Prince Harry reads aloud in the audiobook. “I had been trying some home remedies, including one recommended by a friend. She’d urged me to apply Elizabeth Arden cream. ‘My mom used that on her lips. You want me to put that on my todger?’ ‘It works, Harry. Trust me,’&#8221; he continued.
“I found a tube, and the minute I opened it the smell transported me through time,&#8221; Harry continued. &#8220;I felt as if my mother was right there in the room. Then I took a smidge and applied it … down there. ‘Weird’ doesn’t really do the feeling justice.”
On Monday night, Kimmel debuted a spoof children’s book making fun of Harry’s confession called “The Prince and the Penis.” The illustrated book featured a cartoon image of Prince Harry and an oversized depiction of a male sex organ donning a winter coat and toboggan cap. 
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Prince Harry’s book is so popular, they made a version for kids! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThePrinceAndThePenis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThePrinceAndThePenis</a> <a href="https://t.co/mV0Sfy4REL">pic.twitter.com/mV0Sfy4REL</a>
&mdash; Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/JimmyKimmelLive/status/1615176712471601153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“At the chilly North Pole, a silly young codger took a walk in the snow and froze his wee todger,” the parody begins. “The skin was discolored, all purple and white, when Harry peered down, ‘twas a terrible fright! Oh mummy, oh mummy, he cried with a scream, and from then on she appeared with some cream,” the book continues, showing a version of Princess Diana up in the clouds.
“My poor little prince, put this cream on your willy, it will lessen the ache and make it less chilly. But mummy, did you not put this on your lips? Oh yes my dear boy, and also my nips,” the book goes on. 
“But do not delay or your knob be destroyed. But mummy, have you heard about Sir Sigmund Freud?”
The spoof book ends with a cartoon of Princess Diana saving Harry’s penis with the cream before disappearing into the clouds. 
“And everyone lived happily ever after, in a castle next to Oprah’s house,” Kimmel quipped.
Harry has mentioned the story on various late-night shows while promoting “Spare.” The royal <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/01/11/prince-harry-not-having-a-c-k-cushion-led-to-frostbitten-penis/">told</a> Stephen Colbert, “When you’re walking you’re hot and you’re trying not to sweat because the sweat freezes and once it’s numb you don’t know the pain.”
He said he didn’t realize the extent of the issue until weeks later. Prince Harry said there was “nothing visible, nothing obvious, it was a slow deteriorating situation.&#8221;

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Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Prince Harry’s Frostbitten Genitals Story: ‘Have You Heard About Sir Sigmund Freud?’

Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Prince Harry's Frostbitten Genitals Story

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-rogan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Rogan</a>, host of &#8220;The Joe Rogan Experience,&#8221; ripped into &#8220;leftist&#8221; comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jimmy-kimmel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jimmy Kimmel</a> during a recent episode of his show while he was discussing how wokeness kills comedy.
&#8220;The problem with that kind of stuff is it continues to go in the same direction where more and more things become forbidden and toxic,&#8221; Rogan said. &#8220;To the point where, you know, the Elon Musk joking around about my pronouns are &#8216;prosecute/Fauci,’ Jimmy Kimmel made a tweet back to him, he said, &#8216;your pronouns are a**/hole,’ which is pretty funny.&#8221;
&#8220;And so then I read that and there&#8217;s people saying, &#8216;Please don&#8217;t joke about pronouns. It&#8217;s transphobic to joke about pronouns,’” he continued. &#8220;So they were chiding him for participating in a joke about pronouns. &#8230; Yes, so they were upset at him, even though he was attacking the appropriate person, he was doing it in a manner which is also construed as being transphobic. Like, they were talking, they were saying that his tweet is transphobic.&#8221;
Rogan then brought up Kimmel&#8217;s past on &#8220;The Man Show,&#8221; saying, &#8220;I mean, he&#8217;s done some pretty outrageous s*** back in the day, you know, for hehes and hahas.&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s had a real problem with Elon from the beginning of this, but it&#8217;s like he&#8217;s in this leftist thought bubble, he&#8217;s in the most leftist thought bubble available, which is Hollywood,&#8221; Rogan said. &#8220;And, you know, I think also, you know, he famously, there&#8217;s some videos of him in blackface and those came out and he had apologized for them. And I think he took that hit and like really doubled down the other direction.&#8221;
WATCH:
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Joe Rogan explains the woke mind virus perfectly: Elon Musk makes a joke using pronouns. Jimmy Kimmel retaliates and gets accused of transphobia. Jimmy Kimmel has a history of blackface and misogyny. But he’s desperate to protect his place in Hollywood. That’s how this works. <a href="https://t.co/qXnLJVD91M">pic.twitter.com/qXnLJVD91M</a>
&mdash; The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href="https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1607292566734622727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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TRANSCRIPT:
<blockquote>JOE ROGAN, PODCAST HOST: The problem with that kind of stuff is it continues to go in the same direction where more and more things become forbidden and toxic. To the point where, you know, the Elon Musk joking around about my pronouns are “prosecute/Fauci,” Jimmy Kimmel made a tweet back to him, he said, “your pronouns are &#8216;a**/hole,’” which is pretty funny. &#8230; And so then I read that, and there&#8217;s people saying, “Please don&#8217;t joke about pronouns. It&#8217;s transphobic to joke about pronouns.” So they were chiding him for participating in a joke about pronouns. &#8230; Yes, so they were upset at him, even though he was attacking the appropriate person, he was doing it in a manner which is also construed as being transphobic. Like, they were talking, they were saying that his tweet is transphobic. 
GUEST: Do you that was, in that case, do you think that&#8217;s him or a writer — or can you tell?
ROGAN: Jimmy Kimmel? No, it&#8217;s him. For sure. Definitely. He&#8217;s a comic. I mean, he used to host “The Man Show,” I mean he&#8217;s done some pretty outrageous s*** back in the day, you know, for hehes and hahas. &#8230; He&#8217;s had a real problem with Elon from the beginning of this, but it&#8217;s like he&#8217;s in this leftist thought bubble, he&#8217;s in the most leftist thought bubble available, which is Hollywood. And, you know, I think also, you know, he famously, there&#8217;s some videos of him in blackface and those came out, and he had apologized for them. And I think he took that hit and like really doubled down the other direction. I mean, that&#8217;s just speculation. But he, you know, now is a guy that goes after people like Elon Musk, which is, you know, he&#8217;s, Elon is thought of as being, because he&#8217;s willing to put people on [Twitter] with uncomfortable opinions. And he&#8217;s, he&#8217;s like, releasing people that were banned from Twitter because of things that they had said, he&#8217;s like, as long as you haven&#8217;t done anything illegal, I&#8217;ll let you back on.</blockquote>
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Joe Rogan Tears Into Jimmy Kimmel: ‘He’s Done Some Pretty Outrageous S*** Back In The Day … Blackface’

Joe Rogan

Wokeness

Fake news is no laughing matter.
It robs us of knowledge, forges false narratives and diminishes trust in journalism.
Sadly, many late-night comedians feast on fake news. They’re not willing to wait for fact checks or other journalistic staples. And they’ve been feasting on it for years, especially <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-admits-he-lost-half-his-audience-for-bashing-trump-and-hes-fine-with-that" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stories tied to President Donald Trump</a>.
The comedians in question show no signs of stopping nor any remorse for their actions. They probably can’t wait for the next fake news cycle to commence. Being a late-night propagandist means never having to say you’re sorry.
It’s an unholy alliance. Journalists share wobbly news stories and comedians turn them into partisan punch lines. And, as a result, faulty narratives make their way into the public conscience.
The latest example shows how late-night comics and crooked reporters work hand-in-glove to creative narratives to attack the Right.
Last summer, the FBI raided Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate seeking classified documents he allegedly took from his presidential days. News outlets breathlessly suggested the documents included nuclear secrets, the kind of information that could put American security at risk if Trump peddled them to the highest bidder.
The walls, at long last, were closing in on the real estate mogul.
Late night comics simultaneously pounced and seized, brimming with outrage over the incident. “The Late Show” found host Stephen Colbert blasting Trump as committing a <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/now/colbert-trump-having-foreign-nuclear-144236974.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“menage a treason.”</a>
<blockquote>How do you explain this to our allies!? “Don’t worry, Prime Minister, your country’s nuclear secrets are perfectly safe, stored at the Mar-a-Lago waffle bar, between the syrup and the Nutella bucket.”</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/sep/08/jimmy-kimmel-mar-a-lago-documents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jimmy Kimmel joined in, naturally</a>. 
<blockquote>The only people who are allowed to see them are the president of the United States and a few highly cleared members of his council … and anyone who goes into Trump’s closet looking for a broom, I guess.</blockquote>
Trevor Noah of “The Daily Show” fame said Trump would have to <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/daily-show-destroys-trumps-greatest-excuse-for-taking-home-classified-docs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">flee the country</a> to avoid prosecution over the nuclear details. 
<blockquote>I mean, he’s the guy who wanted to build the wall,” he explained, “and now he’s going to need to sneak into Mexico. Karma’s a b****!</blockquote>
Now, we’re learning the documents in question were <a href="https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2022/11/16/shocker-wapo-sheepishly-admits-the-fbi-found-no-nuclear-secrets-or-anything-else-in-mar-a-lago-raid-n1646445" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tied to Trump’s ego</a>, not nuclear details ready to be sold on the open market.
The investigation is ongoing, and the facts may later change, but as of now the breathless reporting (and endless late-night yuks) proved less than accurate.
It’s hardly the biggest example of the late night/fake news connection. Audiences suffered through several years of the Russian collusion story across media headlines. And, at the same time, the late-night comics tore into the narrative.
Monologue after monologue, skit after skit, attacked Trump for treasonously conspiring with Russia to win the 2016 election.
None did so as aggressively as Colbert, who famously called the President Vladimir Putin’s “c*** holster” in one of late night’s most vulgar cracks … ever.
We now know it’s all a fraud, one which the correctly named Deep State had a hand in perpetrating. So where’s the late night mea culpas?
Team Late Night also jumped on Cassidy Hutchinson’s claims that Trump attempted to physically attack a Secret Service driver to swerve the vehicle toward the January 6 protests which later became violent.
The media had a feeding frenzy over the story, and Hutchinson’s testimony spoke to late night TV’s partisan biases. 
Once again, comedians didn’t wait for the facts. They wanted the “clapter,” the fawning response from liberals in the studio audience, and they couldn’t be bothered.
The basement-rated Trevor Noah offered <a href="https://theweek.com/jan-6-committee/1014745/stephen-colbert-and-trevor-noah-size-up-trumps-top-jan-6-tantrums-revealed">fake praise for Trump’s instincts</a> during the alleged fracas.
<blockquote>…fighting your own Secret Service agent is kind of genius on Trump’s part, because he’s hitting the one person who can’t hit back.</blockquote>
Colbert said the story would “make a great season premiere of Kleptocrats in Cars Seizing Power.”
The assembled comics didn’t wait to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/testimony-of-cassidy-hutchinson-appears-to-fall-apart-as-new-reports-surface-about-secret-service" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hear the rest of the story.</a>
Notably, not one but two primary sources refuted her claims. The person who allegedly told her the story denies sharing it, and the Secret Service agent Trump allegedly man-handled offered to testify it never happened.
The matter eventually went away, with news outlets disinterested in following Hutchinson’s narrative.
Even smaller fake news stories get turned into late night wisecracks. In 2019, media outlets suggested President Trump had <a href="https://time.com/4705083/seth-meyers-trump-meals-on-wheels-budget-cuts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gutted the Meals on Wheels program</a>, a charitable effort designed to feed those who can’t get food on their own.
The host of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” raged against Trump and the decision.
<blockquote>Old people voted for you. Your key demographics were old people and older people. They believed you when you said you cared about them. There’s nothing more low-life than lying to the elderly. You should know that. You’re 70.</blockquote>
Except less than 3% of the program’s funding comes from federal funding. So the media and Meyers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fake-news-did-trump-just-kill-meals-wheels-not-ben-shapiro?utm_content=031817-news&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwtwitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">grossly misrepresented the facts</a> to smite Trump.
Again.
News outlets should go back and update incorrect news stories. The corrections section is a venerable part of journalism, a necessary feature given how even the best reporters can make mistakes.
We’re seeing very little of that happening with the current wave of fake news. Has any major outlet offered a voluminous explanation for the collusion hoax?
And, of course, late-night comics won’t be held responsible for their false narratives.
It’s just a joke, they say. Too bad they’re punching down on the American experiment in the process.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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The Oscars announced Monday that comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel would host the 95th Academy Awards, returning to emcee the ceremony for the third time.
In a press release obtained by The Daily Wire from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner announced that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jimmy-kimmel">host</a> of &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; will helm the annual awards show in March.
&#8220;Jimmy is the perfect host to help us recognize the incredible artists and films of our 95th Oscars,&#8221; Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said. &#8220;His love of movies, live TV expertise, and ability to connect with our global audiences will create an unforgettable experience for our millions of viewers worldwide.&#8221;
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Jimmy Kimmel is returning to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oscars</a> stage. The ABC late night host has signed on to host the 95th annual awards ceremony, marking his third time in the role: <a href="https://t.co/hD4O8kHIp3">https://t.co/hD4O8kHIp3</a> <a href="https://t.co/Nbb52CncIN">pic.twitter.com/Nbb52CncIN</a>
&mdash; The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) <a href="https://twitter.com/THR/status/1589645091983216640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Having Jimmy Kimmel return to host &#8216;The Oscars&#8217; is a dream come true,&#8221; said Craig Erwich, president of ABC Entertainment, Hulu &amp; Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals. &#8220;As we see every night on his own show, Jimmy can handle anything with both heart and humor, and we know that he will deliver the laughs and celebratory moments that define the Oscars. We love being the home of Hollywood’s biggest night and can&#8217;t wait to toast the success of this year’s cinema and storytelling.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-apologizes-for-dumb-comedy-bit-that-marred-quinta-brunsons-emmys-speech">Kimmel</a> also joked that being invited back to host the big night is &#8220;either a great honor or a trap.&#8221;
&#8220;Either way, I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said no,&#8221; the talk show host joked.
Kimmel previously hosted the Oscars in 2017 and once again the following year. In 2018, the annual awards show suffered, at the time, record low ratings, <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/11/oscar-host-jimmy-kimmel-2023-abc-1235165138/">Deadline</a> magazine noted. The next three years, the show went hostless, coming in with the lowest ratings ever amid the pandemic, the outlet reported.
The 95th Oscars will take place Sunday, March 12, 2023, and be broadcast live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. It will also be seen in more than 200 territories across the globe.
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Late-night comedian <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/i-am-wearing-childrens-underwear-for-you-mila-kunis-scolds-jimmy-kimmels-audience-for-booing-her/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jimmy Kimmel</a> admitted during a Wednesday podcast appearance that he may have lost half of his audience — possibly even more than that — when he made a conscious choice to bash former President Donald Trump.
<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/white-men-really-are-insufferable-jimmy-kimmel-blasted-for-playing-dead-during-black-creators-emmy-acceptance-speech/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kimmel</a> discussed the issue with the &#8220;Naked Lunch&#8221; podcast host and &#8220;Everybody Loves Raymond&#8221; creator Phil Rosenthal, and he explained that he decided he could not in good conscience lay off the former president for the sake of his own show&#8217;s success.
&#8220;Does ABC ever say to you, &#8216;Hey, could you not just attack this side and lay off a little bit? Cause we are gonna lose those people?’” Rosenthal asked, noting that <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/jimmy-kimmel-lost-half-fanbase-over-donald-trump-jokes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kimmel&#8217;s animosity</a> extended to a number of Republicans other than just Trump.
&#8220;There was at one time, maybe, I don’t know, like right around the beginning of this whole like Trump thing where — &#8221; Kimmel began, but Rosenthal interrupted.
&#8220;This is now eight years ago?&#8221; he asked.
&#8220;Yeah. Something like that. Maybe not quite that long ago that that was like kind of hinted at. But I just said, &#8216;Listen, I get it. I mean, I don’t disagree. I mean, you’re right. I have lost half of my fans — maybe more than that,’” Kimmel replied.
Kimmel went on to say that, prior to that, research had suggested that he was pretty popular among Republicans — and he added that he had even been willing to give up the show if that was what ABC wanted from him.
&#8220;And I get it, if that’s what they want to do, I just said, &#8216;Listen, if that’s what you wanna do, I understand and I don’t begrudge you for it, but I’m not going to do that. So, you know, if you want somebody else to host the show, then that’s fine. That’s okay with me. I’m just not gonna do it like that,’” he explained, adding that ABC had ultimately allowed him the freedom to make that choice.
&#8220;They knew I was serious. I mean, you know … I couldn’t live with myself,&#8221; he said.
Rosenthal appeared to agree, telling Kimmel that what he and fellow late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers were doing — with regard to attacking Republicans from their large platforms — amounted to a &#8220;public service.&#8221;
&#8220;You’re the guys who make us feel like we’re not alone,&#8221; Rosenthal said.
&#8220;You know, I love this country, too,&#8221; Kimmel said, arguing that he didn&#8217;t see it as a public service so much as just something he needed to do. &#8220;I mean, you know, that flag doesn’t belong to them. This is ours. And when I see somebody coming in and ruining it, I’m gonna say something about it. That’s it. That’s as simple as that.&#8221;
Fellow comedian <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/its-half-the-country-bill-maher-explains-why-he-cant-get-behind-hating-trump-voters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Maher</a> took the opposite position, noting that while he was perfectly willing to attack Trump, he didn&#8217;t extend that animosity toward Trump&#8217;s voters. &#8220;It&#8217;s half the country,&#8221; he explained.
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Jimmy Kimmel Admits He Lost Half His Audience For Bashing Trump – And He’s Fine With That

Jimmy Kimmel Admits He Lost Half His Audience For Bashing Trump

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