Hoping to rebound from the Slap, film academy sets new Oscar producers
by Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times
Sep 17, 2022
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — Looking to rebound from what was widely seen as a disastrous 2022 Oscars, marred by Will Smith’s shocking altercation with Chris Rock and controversy over changes to the show, the film academy announced Saturday that Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner will serve as executive producers of the 95th Academy Awards.
Weiss and Kirshner co-founded the production company White Cherry Entertainment in 1999 and have since collaborated on numerous televised events. Weiss, who co-produced the
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