After film director Brett Ratner used a F-word that can't be used in public anymore, he was fired (he claimed he resigned). He was supposed to produce the next Oscar telecast, with Eddie Murphy hosting. Rat boy gone, Murphy quit, Brian Grazer was brought in to replace Ratner.

Billy Crystal in a tweet claimed he's the replacement Oscar host, which Deadline just shortly ago confirmed.

(In other news, the Oscar ratings will still suck.)