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Dave Dempsey

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29. 2. 2016 - 10:48

Today's Webtip: Chris Rock

Taking #OscarsSoWhite to the Academy Awards.

You might have heard about a bit of a controversy surrounding this year's Oscars.

"#OscarsSoWhite" was making its way around various social networking sites as people got a bit upset about the ethnic composition of the list of nominees. A few people called for a boycott of the event, and one or two thought it would be a good idea for this year's host, Chris Rock, to just say no. Instead he decided to do the show, and used his opening monologue to tackle the controversy head on.

He didn't stop there though. A bit later in the show he shared a clip he recorded in Compton.

His performance even managed to get him a glowing review from the New York Times.