Oscars Host Jimmy Kimmel Wants To Pass Out Weed On The Red Carpet; Goal Is To ‘Get Arrested’


Jimmy Kimmel was announced as the host for the 2017 Oscars in February. The late-night talk show host joked that he wanted to pass out weed on the red carpet and hopefully get arrested while hosting the show.

Jimmy Kimmel teased that he might wear jean shorts to the 2017 Academy Awards. He also suggested that since recreational marijuana would be legal by then, maybe his right-hand man Guillermo could pass out some cannabis to people on the red carpet.

“My goal is to somehow get arrested during the hosting of the show.”

Kimmel also tweeted out to his fans to confirm his hosting gig.

The late night talk show host also mocked Trump’s scandalous call to Taiwan by saying that he had also received a call from the president of Taiwan.

“I got a very nice call of congratulations this morning from the president of Taiwan.”

“Just to be clear, she called me.”

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Kimmel announced some exciting personal news as well.

“My wife is hosting a baby inside her body so that’s exciting.”

“Congratulations to me, I’m hosting the Oscars and I had sex.”

“Two things as a teenage boy I never thought would be possible.”

The new baby will be Kimmel’s fourth child and his second with wife Molly McNearney.

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The couple has a 2-year-old daughter together named Jane. Meanwhile, Kimmel has two other children a son, Kevin, and a daughter, Katherine, from a previous marriage.

Jimmy Kimmel has a busy year ahead of him in 2017. This will be Kimmel’s first time hosting the Oscars.

Kimmel said that he and his wife Molly decided to keep the sex of the baby a surprise this time.

“We got the ultrasound, which is weird because you’re already spying on the baby—but we asked the technician not to tell us whether we’re having a boy or a girl.”

The late night talk show host joked that he had been unsuccessfully attempting to come up with names that would work for both a boy and a girl.

“Our plan is to let the child decide for itself.”

“We want that to be a surprise, but I have been trying to think of names that would work for a boy or girl.”

“So far, all I’ve come up with is…Dyson, after the vacuum, or Jelatin with a ‘J.’ No?”

“That’s exactly what my wife said… so, there’s a lot of exciting stuff going on.”

The baby’s due date has not been revealed yet.


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Kimmel has some previous award hosting experience tucked under his belt. He won good reviews for hosting the 68th Primetime Emmys on September 18. However, the ratings fell to an all-time low of 11.3 million viewers.

The Oscars aim to have a much bigger audience.

Last year’s award show, hosted by actor and comedian Chris Rock, attracted 34.3 million total viewers, which was considered fairly low. It ranked as an 11-year low for the Oscar-cast, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs confirmed Jimmy Kimmel’s hosting gig and said that they were ecstatic to have him.

“Jimmy has the qualities of all the great hosts. He knows who he is, he knows the audience and he knows how to captain a ship with many moving parts. We’re thrilled he has agreed to host our show.”

The 89th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 26, 2017, in Hollywood and will air on ABC.

Oscar Nominations will be announced Tuesday, January 24, 2017.

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