Dwayne Johnson Says He Was the First Choice to Host the Oscars
- 5 years ago
Dwayne Johnson Says He Was the First Choice to Host the Oscars In a Twitter exchange with a fan this week, the former WWE star said he nearly hosted this year's Academy Awards. Dwayne Johnson, via Twitter Johnson went on to explain that he couldn't do it because of filming for
the 'Jumanji' sequel. He did add that the possibility of him hosting the Oscars in the future is still in the cards. After he declined, Johnson's 'Jumanji' co-star Kevin Hart was picked to host. Hart then stepped down after homophobic tweets of his from
ten years ago were discovered. The Oscars are now set to go on
without a host for the first time in 30 years.
the 'Jumanji' sequel. He did add that the possibility of him hosting the Oscars in the future is still in the cards. After he declined, Johnson's 'Jumanji' co-star Kevin Hart was picked to host. Hart then stepped down after homophobic tweets of his from
ten years ago were discovered. The Oscars are now set to go on
without a host for the first time in 30 years.