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Jimmy Kimmel Was Told ‘Don’t Read’ Donald Trump’s Oscars Diss on Stage, Reacts to Al Pacino’s Awkward Presenting: ‘I Guess He’s Never Watched an Awards Show Before’


Jimmy Kimmel read Donald Trump's Oscars diss live on stage despite being told not to, and also weighs in on Al Pacino's awkward presenting.

Right after hosting the 2024 Oscars, Jimmy Kimmel was interviewed backstage by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos for their annual post-Oscars “Live” special and gave his quick reactions to some of the ceremony’s buzziest moments. “His opening was that of a less than average person trying too hard to be something which he is not, and never can be…Also a really bad politically correct show tonight, and for years – Disjointed, boring, and very unfair. Speaking to Ripa and Consuelos, Kimmel said some people advised him against reading Trump’s Oscars diss aloud during the ceremony.

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