After The Oscars, Stacy Dash went behind stage to read a lot of the mean tweets she had received after her appearance. Dash also spoke a little about her awkward appearance. She says people did not clap for her nor did they boo, but you can tell she was pretty uncomfortable. Dash was given the roll of the new director of minority outreach by Chris Rock as part of a funny monologue. Im not sure many others considered this to be funny.
Public Enemy Pissed Off “Fight the Power” Was Played During the Oscars
Sunday night, Chris Rock hosted the Oscars and used his position as a platform to share and remind folks about the undeniable lack of diversity in Hollywood. At the end of the evening the Academy rounded out Rock’s statements by playing Public Enemy’s, “Fight The Power.” While their decision to use the anthem didn’t seem to make waves at the time, the group is now speaking out and is not too happy. TMZ spoke with Public Enemy’s Professor Griff who slammed the Academy saying, “The show can’t claim the blackness of Public Enemy’s message.” While Chuck D voiced his opinion via Twitter after the show saying, “The point of the song is a call to making change eventually not just applauding the thought.” Hit the jump for more.
(Video) Kesha On Lady Gaga’s Oscars Performance: “It Hit Very Close to My Heart For Obvious Reasons”
Lady Gaga has been very vocal on her support of pop star Kesha, through her legal battle with producer and alleged sexual absuer Dr. Luke. Last night before the Oscars, Gaga tweeted that she would be thinking of Kesha throughout her performance. After being introduced by Vice President Joe Biden who called upon the crowd and America to take a pledge to intervene when someone sees sexual abuse. Lady Gaga put on an emotional performance of her song “Til It Happens to You.” Later, Kesha responded to the gesture on Twitter saying, “Thank u Lady Gaga and VP Joe Biden for bringing attention to sexual assault at the Oscars. It hit very close to my heart for obvious reasons.” Hit the jump for more.
Chris Rock Lets Everyone Know That Black Lives Matter At The Oscars And Invited Everyone To Watch The BET Awards This Summer
The 88th Oscars were very controversial being that there were no black nominees. Many black celebrities boycotted the award show including Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith. Chris Rock hosted the award show and lets just say he did not disappoint. At the end of the 88th Oscars he invited everyone to watch the BET Awards this summer. Lol! Check out the rest of the story after the jump.
(Video) The Weeknd Performs The Hit Song Earned It At The 88th Oscars
The Weeknd performed “Earned It” tonight at the 88th Oscars. Check out his performance after the jump.
