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Eddie Murphy on Oscars: 'I'll wet myself in front of a billion people'
Published Monday, Oct 24 2011, 15:41 BST | By Simon Reynolds | 1 comment
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Murphy, who will reunite with his Tower Heist director Brett Ratner to compere the next Oscars, quipped that the ceremony will end with him urinating on himself on live television.
"I think it's so funny that people think I'm perfect for this. I'm going to be horrendous... I'm going to be the worst host ever," he told Entertainment Tonight.
Murphy added: "I'm going to wear a powder sky blue tuxedo and at the end of the evening I'm going to urinate on myself in front of a billion people."
Hugh Jackman, who hosted the 2009 Oscars and worked with Ratner on X-Men: The Last Stand, previously backed Murphy as a "fantastic" choice to oversee the star-studded event.
He told Digital Spy: "[Eddie Murphy is] Hollywood royalty, a huge movie star and great, great comedian. It's the perfect choice."
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Watch Hugh Jackman discuss the Oscars with Digital Spy below:
The 84th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on February 26, 2012 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.
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