Neil Patrick Harris Still Hoping for Last-Minute Hollywood Scandal

Oscar host chats with last year's MC (Ellen) and the man who should really be hosting (Jimmy Kimmel).

ShutterstockNeilPatricklHarrisCreativeEmmysGearing up for this weekend’s big show, the latest Oscar host told both Ellen DeGeneres and Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday that he was secretly hoping for a huge, last-minute entertainment scandal to help feed the monologue. Especially since Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, via the Golden Globes, took care of all possible Sony/North Korea angles and, pretty much, Bill Cosby as well.

Kimmel had the best off-the-cuff suggestion in this regard. He mused that perhaps just before the broadcast, Harris should come out as “not gay.”

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