Oscars 2018: Jimmy Kimmel Takes Potshots At Harvey Weinstein
Jimmy Kimmel returned as the Oscars host for the second time and in a pointed monologue he targeted disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, while lauding the Times Up and Me Too movements.
Jimmy
Kimmel
returned
as
the
Oscars
host
for
the
second
time
and
in
a
pointed
monologue
he
targeted
disgraced
Hollywood
producer
Harvey
Weinstein,
while
lauding
the
Times
Up
and
Me
Too
movements
for
bringing
about
a
"positive" change
for
women
in
the
industry.
The
50-year-old
talk
show
host
opened
with
a
joke
on
last
years
goof-up
when
the
wrong
film
was
announced
as
the
Best
Picture
winner.
"Some
of
you
will
be
going
home
tonight
with
an
Academy
Award.
This
year,
when
you
hear
your
name
called,
dont
get
up
right
away," he
joked,
adding
that
Academy
had
asked
him
whether
he
would
like
to
do
a
comedy
bit
with
the
accountants.
He
said
he
declined
the
offer
last
year
but
the
accountants
went
ahead
and
"did
comedy
on
their
own".
Kimmel
turned
serious
to
address
the
sexual
harassment
scandal
in
Hollywood
and
the
post-Weinstein
era
that
saw
women
uniting
and
opening
up
about
their
experiences,
which
led
to
the
fall
of
many
of
Hollywoods
high
and
mighty.
"Oscar
is
the
most
respected
man
in
Hollywood
-
he
keeps
his
hands
where
you
can
see
them,
never
says
a
rude
word
and,
most
importantly,
no
penis
at
all.
He
is
literally
a
statute
of
limitations,
and
thats
the
kind
of
men
we
need
more
of
in
this
town.
"What
happened
with
Harvey
and
whats
happening
all
over
was
long
overdue.
We
cant
let
bad
behaviour
slide
away.
The
world
is
watching
us
and
we
need
to
set
an
example
here.
And
the
truth
that
if
we
are
successful
here,
we
can
work
together
to
stop
sexual
harassment
at
workplace.
If
we
can
do
that
then
women
only
need
to
deal
with
harassment
all
the
time
at
every
other
place
they
go,"
he
added.
Kimmel
also
hailed
the
box
office
successes
of
"Wonder
Woman"
and
"Black
Panther",
both
fronted
by
a
woman
and
an
African-American,
respectively.
"Black
Panther
is
one
of
the
positive
stories
this
year,
especially
for
African-Americans
and
Bob
Iger
(Disney
Chairman).
Black
Panther
and
Wonder
Woman
are
massive
hits
because
I
remember
the
time
the
major
studios
did
not
believe
that
a
woman
or
a
minority
can
open
a
superhero
movie
and
the
reason
I
remember
all
this
is
because
it
was
March
last
year,"
he
said.
"Ceilings
have
been
shattered,"
he
added.
Sam
Rockwell
was
the
first
winner
of
the
night
as
he
bagged
the
Best
Supporting
Actor
trophy
for
his
role
in
"Three
Billboards
Outside
Ebbing,
Missouri".
(With
pti
inputs)