Getty ImagesClaim:A December 2023 article accurately reported that the Academy Awards replaced host Whoopi Goldberg with Keanu Reeves becuase she was too controversial. The new host would be Keanu Reeves, according to the article, which began as follows:Academy Awards Replaces “Controversial” Whoopi Goldberg with Keanu Reeves as MC The 109th Annual Academy Awards announced a major shift in its hosting lineup. Story continuesFirst: the article noted that Goldberg was supposed to host the 2023 Academy Awards. Academy Awards Replaces “Controversial” Whoopi Goldberg with Keanu Reeves as MC. “Academy Awards Replaces Whoopi With ‘Less Controversial’ Keanu Reeves as Host.” Dunning-Kruger-Times.Com, 13 Jan. 2023, https://dunning-kruger-times.com/academy-awards-replaces-whoopi-with-less-controversial-keanu-reeves-as-host/.

Source: New York Times December 19, 2023 04:24 UTC