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| Billy Crystal to host Oscars after Eddie Murphy quits | Billy Crystal to host Oscars after Eddie Murphy quits |
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| Billy Crystal will present the 2012 Academy Awards after the departure of Eddie Murphy, the original host. | Billy Crystal will present the 2012 Academy Awards after the departure of Eddie Murphy, the original host. |
| The 63-year-old actor has previously hosted the Oscars nine times, most recently in 2004. | The 63-year-old actor has previously hosted the Oscars nine times, most recently in 2004. |
| "Some of the best moments of my career have happened on the Oscar stage," he said. | "Some of the best moments of my career have happened on the Oscar stage," he said. |
| Eddie Murphy has previously been scheduled to host the show, but the pulled out following the departure of producer and friend Brett Ratner. | Eddie Murphy has previously been scheduled to host the show, but the pulled out following the departure of producer and friend Brett Ratner. |
| Mr Ratner resigned from producing the TV broadcast of the ceremony amid criticism of his use of a derogatory term for gay men. | Mr Ratner resigned from producing the TV broadcast of the ceremony amid criticism of his use of a derogatory term for gay men. |
| Crystal joked on Twitter that he is presenting next year's show "so the young women in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions". | Crystal joked on Twitter that he is presenting next year's show "so the young women in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions". |
| Academy president Tom Sherak called the actor "a comic legend and Oscar icon." | Academy president Tom Sherak called the actor "a comic legend and Oscar icon." |
| "It feels good to have him back where he belongs," he added. | "It feels good to have him back where he belongs," he added. |
| Brian Grazer, the Oscar-winning producer of A Beautiful Mind - and frequent collaborator of director Ron Howard, will replace Ratner as producer. | |
| This year's ceremony was hosted by the film star duo of Anne Hathaway and James Franco. | This year's ceremony was hosted by the film star duo of Anne Hathaway and James Franco. |