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Here’s how the Oscars red carpet will change for this year’s controversial TV plan

Workers roll out the red carpet on Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on Feb. 22, 2017, ahead of the 89th Academy Awards ceremony.

LOS ANGELES — With the Academy Awards just days away, A-listers and nominees throughout Hollywood are already practicing speeches, prepping red carpet sound bites and being fitted for gowns, tuxes and jewels in anticipation of what everyone hopes will be a return to a relatively normal in-person Oscars on Sunday.

But this year, the film academy has thrown a wrench into preparations for the big night: They want everyone to get there early. And in

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