The 2020Oscarswenthostless for the second consecutive year,but former hostsSteve MartinandChris Rocktook the stage early in the night and poked fun at some of the nominees and attendees.
“Oh my God, there’sBrad Pitt,” Martin, 74, said. “It’s like looking in a mirror!”
Then the comedians called out Amazon founder and CEOJeff Bezos, who was seated in the audience with his son. “Wow, great actor!” Martin joked.
Rock, 55, went on to call out Bezos’ status as the wealthiest man in the world. “He’s got cash,” Rock said. “When he writes a check, the bank bounce.”
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MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos.Todd Williamson/Getty
Then he quipped, “Jeff Bezos is so rich, he got divorced and he’s still the richest man in the world. He sawMarriage Storyand thought it was a comedy.”
Bezos, 56, laughed along with the crowd after Rock brought up the Oscar-nominated Netflix movie about a couple’s bitter divorce involving two top Los Angeles divorce attorneys.
The billionaire split from his wife of 25 years MacKenzie in January 2019and finalized their divorceabout six months later. MacKenzie, 49, got to keep a four percent stake in Amazon worth $38.3 billion,Bloombergreported, placing her 22nd on the outlet’s ranking of the world’s 500 richest people at the time.
Bezos — who is nowromantically linkedtoLauren Sanchez— toppedForbes’ 2019 Richest People in the World list with a $131 billion net worth.
They also called out the Academy for makingCynthia Erivothe only person of color to receive an acting nomination this year.
“Cynthia did such a great job inHarriethiding black ppl that the Academy got her to hide all the black nominees,” Rock said. “Cynthia, is Eddie Murphy under this stage?”
source: people.com
