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Jimmy Kimmel’s Wife Told Him Not to Read Donald Trump’s 2024 Oscars Criticism During Live Show


Jimmy Kimmel said that he was told not to read Donald Trump's review of the Oscars on air. See what he shared after the show.

That’s apparently how it went down with one particular viral moment during the 96th annual Academy Awards on Sunday (March 10), when host Jimmy Kimmel decided to share Donald Trump’s criticism of the live show. The topic came up after the Live With Kelly and Mark cohosts mentioned Al Pacino’s flub in announcing the best picture winner from the Dolby Theatre stage in Los Angeles. Rather than reading off the names of all the nominated projects, the celebrated 83-year-old actor skipped over the titles of the 10 films and went straight to opening the envelope and revealing the winner with a non-traditional, “And my eyes see Oppenheimer!”

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