There was more excitement about the discussion of diversity than the red carpet or the Oscars at the 2016 Academy Awards on Sunday night. Host Chris Rock funny monologue did not soften the conversation but sharpened the racial issues in Hollywood instead. His opening lines set the tone. He welcomed the audience to the Academy Awards, in his words, “otherwise known as the white People’s Choice Awards.” He also said he thought about quitting the position of host after all the controversy over the lack of diversity. But he said he could not lose another job to Kevin Hart, another black comedian and actor. Some entertainers boycotted the Oscars because there were no people of color among acting nominees. That was true last year as well. Chris Rock took aim at both sides. Jada Pinkett Smith was the de facto leader of the boycott of the 2016 Oscars. She tweeted that she was angry her husband Will Smith did not get nominated for his work in “Concussion.”
Title: Chris Rock Hosts Balancing Act at Oscars
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data-start-time='22375' data-end-time='25479'>His opening lines set the tone. </span> <span data-start-time='25479' data-end-time='34875'>He welcomed the audience to the Academy Awards, in his words, “otherwise known as the white People’s Choice Awards.”</span> <span data-start-time='34875' data-end-time='43979'>He also said he thought about quitting the position of host after all the controversy over the lack of diversity. </span> <span data-start-time='43979' data-end-time='52229'>But he said he could not lose another job to Kevin Hart, another black comedian and actor.</span> <span data-start-time='52229' data-end-time='60938'>Some entertainers boycotted the Oscars because there were no people of color among acting nominees. </span> <span data-start-time='60938' data-end-time='63875'>That was true last year as well. </span> <span data-start-time='63875' data-end-time='67583'>Chris Rock took aim at both sides.</span> <span data-start-time='67583' data-end-time='75417'>Jada Pinkett Smith was the de facto leader of the boycott of the 2016 Oscars. </span> <span data-start-time='75417' data-end-time='84042'>She tweeted that she was angry her husband Will Smith did not get nominated for his work in “Concussion.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/867/chris_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5443 data-hint-location='34875' 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