Billy Crystal Is The New Oscar Host [Updated]
By Russ Fischer/Nov. 10, 2011 2:07 pm EST
Here’s the quick timeline: Crystal tweeted that he is hosting: “Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions. Looking forward to the show.”
The Academy has not yet released a statement, but it seems like this mild tempest is already settling.
Steven Zeitchik from the LA Times tweeted, “Crystal’s tweet may or may have not been a joke. But we’ve confirmed with a source close to telecast. It’s Crystal.”
And Jeff Sneider from Variety said, “BREAKING: THE ACADEMY HAS CONFIRMED THAT BILLY CRYSTAL WILL HOST THE 2012 OSCARS.”
You can still see The Muppets on November 23, at least. (Insert joke about Billy Crystal as Oscar muppet here.)
