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    For the motion picture academy, the Kevin Hart imbroglio represents the latest in a string of crises

    by Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times Dec 07, 2018 5 minutes

    On Tuesday afternoon, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences brought together members of the press and a handful of film industry power players for a luncheon to celebrate a happy occasion: the unveiling of the exhibitions that its long-awaited museum will feature when it opens late next year.

    "It's a dream come true, the Academy Museum," academy Chief Executive Dawn Hudson said with a smile as the crowd tucked into plates of branzino and roasted potatoes on the penthouse floor of the Petersen Automotive Museum, across the street from the future Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. "So join me in a sigh of relief."

    That sense of relief wouldn't last long.

    Later on Tuesday, the academy announced that comedian Kevin Hart would be hosting the 2019 Oscars - and within 48 hours, that announcement had exploded in the group's face as Hart drew widespread criticism

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