Jimmy Kimmel Skewers Greta Gerwig’s Director Snub, ‘Madame Web’ and Robert Downey Jr.’s History of Drug Addiction in Oscars Monologue

who died by suicide at age 26 in January 2022.But, it was implied that he was referring to that tragedy when he asked King, “It’s very good to see you. How are you doing right now?” “Right now, I’m good,” King said. “Good, I’m glad to hear that,” Kimmel said.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jimmy Kimmel kicked off the March 18 episode of his ABC talk show by telling viewers that Donald Trump is “still stewing about a joke I made about him at the Oscars.” Kimmel hosted the 2024 Academy Awards and stopped the show right before the best picture category was announced to read aloud Trump’s criticism of the ceremony. Trump posted on Truth Social during the Oscars and called Kimmel a bad host. “Well, thank you, President Trump,” Kimmel fired back.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Hulu has greenlit an unscripted series set in a Los Angeles marijuana dispensary. So, emphasis on the “green.” And the “lit.” This is fun. The TV-MA series, titled “High Hopes,” hails from executive producer Jimmy Kimmel as well ITV America.

Donald Trump joke. Over the weekend, Kimmel hosted the Academy Awards, making for a program that many critics believed to be a good one, keeping audiences entertained and steering clear from controversy. In one of the segments, Kimmel brought up Trump, who shared some criticism on his platform Truth Social.

the 2024 Oscars Sunday, host Jimmy Kimmel, 56, made a joke about Donald Trump. The former president wrote on the social media platform Truth Social, “Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars.

Johnny Depp has caused confusion by sharing a photo of himself with Robert Downey Jr that appears to have been Photoshopped.The edited photograph of the two was posted on Instagram to celebrate Downey Jr’s first Oscar at the weekend, which saw him win in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his role of Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer. The photo has since been deleted, but showed Depp posing with Downey Jr – who is a long-time friend of his – at a Hollywood party when they were younger.

Jimmy Kimmel returned to his day job Monday to give folks a fun postmortem on the Oscars — especially the part where John Cena hid his private parts while giving away the award for Best Costume.

Emma Stone had a great night at the Oscars. But it wasn’t perfect… It seems she wasn’t a fan of one particular joke told by host Jimmy Kimmel.

Robert Downey Jr. appeared very unimpressed after Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at his past drug addiction during his opening monologue at the Oscars.Kimmel hosted the Oscars for the fourth time since 2017 yesterday (March 11) at the prestigious Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The comedian began the ceremony with a joke-filled monologue aimed at various actors and nominees including the likes of Ryan Gosling, Cillian Murphy and Christopher Nolan.In the monologue, Kimmel joked about Downey’s history of substance abuse, saying: “This is the highest point of Robert Downey Jr’s career… well, one of the highest points.”The reason why people are up in arms about Jimmy Kimmel's "jokes" about Robert Downey Jr., is a simple reason really.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Just minutes before the Oscars were set to begin, the show’s producers realized they had a problem: Some of the year’s key A-listers and nominees weren’t inside the Dolby Theatre just yet. The perfect storm of traffic delays, pro-Palestine protests, the first day of daylight saving time and an earlier start time had contributed to the last-minute crunch. “We were definitely stressed out, because we had to have certain celebrities in their seats,” Oscars producer Molly McNearney — also an EP on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” — tells Variety on Monday morning.

Oscars 2024 host Jimmy Kimmel’s opinion trumped the advice of the award show’s organizers Sunday night.Somebody in charge told him not to read aloud a Truth Social post by Donald Trump criticizing his performance at the 96th Academy Awards when he had an extra minute to fill near the end of the ABC broadcast, Kimmel said in an interview Monday.“They’re like, ‘You’ve got a little bit of time’ and I was like, ‘I’m reading the Trump tweet,’ and they’re like, ‘No, no, don’t read that,'” he told Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. “[I was like] ‘Yes I am.’”The former president and current candidate wrote on the social media platform: “Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars.

the 2024 Oscars, beating the expected winner, Lily Gladstone, in an upset, didn’t appear pleased by host Jimmy Kimmel’s sex joke. In his opening monologue, Kimmel, 56, played a short clip from Stone’s film and cracked, “Those were all the parts of ‘Poor Things’ that we’re allowed to show on TV,” referring to the movie’s steamy R-rated content. Stone could be seen in the audience, turning to her husband, comedian and writer Dave McCary, whom she married in 2020.

Donald Trump’s criticism of him while hosting the Oscars last night (March 10).Kimmel, who hosted the Academy Awards ceremony for the fourth time, addressed the audience just before the final award of the evening, and read out a piece of criticism he had received during the event.A scathing review from the former President on Truth Social read: “Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars. His opening was that of a less than average person trying too hard to be something which he is not, and never can be.”Kimmel continued to read aloud from his phone: “Get rid of Kimmel and perhaps replace him with another washed up, but cheap, ABC ‘talent,’ George Slopanopoulos.

Jimmy Kimmel is reacting to former President Donald Trump.

Wes Anderson is officially an Oscar winner, but he wasn’t in attendance to accept his award.

Oscars for snubbing Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s work on Barbie during his opening monologue.For the fourth year, the presenter is hosting the annual awards ceremony in Los Angeles tonight (March 10).As Kimmel opened the show at the Dolby Theatre, he referenced some of the biggest movies of the year. “Barbie was a monster hit,” he said.

Oppenheimer captured the Oscar for Best Editing, with Jennifer Lame acknowledged with her first win from her first career nomination.

Jimmy Kimmel wasted no time taking aim at Academy voters!

Sunday night’s Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, starting with the old drug problems of a star of “Oppenheimer.” “This is the highest point of Robert Downey Jr.’s long and illustrious career,” the funny Kimmel, 56, said. “Well, one of the highest points.”The 58-year-old Marvel Cinematic Universe actor was arrested several times throughout the 1990s on drug-related charges.Downey Jr.

As the 96th Academy Awards got underway in Hollywood, Jimmy Kimmel was on hand to poke fun at the A-list stars in the audience. However, the host's jokes didn't go down particularly well with some viewers when Jimmy decided to mock Best Actor nominee Cillian Murphy's name. In his opening monologue, Jimmy joked about how to pronounce Cillian's name as he said: "Christopher Nolan is joined by his longtime collaborator Cillian Murphy, who is great.