Daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has asked the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to let comedian Kevin Hart host of the upcoming award show.

DeGeneres said that when she called, they agreed and said they would be “thrilled” to have Hart host the Oscars if he would reverse his decision to step down.

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