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Eddie Murphy has dropped out as host of the 2012 Oscars, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced today. His resignation comes just a day after the telecast’s co-producer (and Murphy’s friend) Brett Ratner stepped down from his Oscars role after drawing criticism for his use of an anti-gay slur.
Ratner, who has directed films including X-Men: The Last Stand and the Rush Hour series, caused outrage last weekend when, during a Q&A discussion following a screening of his new movie, Tower Heist, which stars Murphy, he delared that “rehearsal is for fags.”
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