107.9 The River » eddie murphey http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Sat, 18 May 2013 23:01:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Eddie Murphy Quits As Host of the Oscars — Why'd He Walk Away? http://theriver1079.com/eddie-murphy-quit-host-oscars/ http://theriver1079.com/eddie-murphy-quit-host-oscars/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:17:57 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=59437 After a tumultuous week that saw director Brett Ratner step down from his post as producer of the 2012 Oscar telecast on Tuesday following controversial comments he made, Eddie Murphy has now announced he will no longer host the ceremony.

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Murphy’s co-star in the new movie ‘Tower Heist’ is Ben Stiller, who just so happens to be hosting this weekend’s ‘SNL.’ Rumors have begun to circulate that Murphy will finally make a cameo appearance on the show.

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