Jimmy Kimmel's Oscar Monologue Speaks on Hollywood Harassment and Gender Inequality

With jabs at Harvey Weinstein.

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To kick off tonight’s 90th Academy Awards — currently airing live at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California — host Jimmy Kimmel opened the show with digs at Harvey Weinstein and the harassment issues going on in Hollywood. The late night host also paid tribute to the #MeToo and Time’s Up movement along with mentioning the work Hollywood has done in the past few months to change a culture of harassment and assault. Check out the full monologue above.

Be sure to brush up on the films nominated for Best Picture here and stay tuned to our live update of the Oscar winners.

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