2011 Entertainment Hits & Misses

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Miss: Oscars debacle

Brett Ratner, left, caused quite a kerfuffle back in November when he used a gay slur while promoting his new movie "Tower Heist." Soon after, he resigned as producer of the 84th Annual Academy Awards, and his hand-picked host Eddie Murphy, right, quickly dropped out too. The academy didn't waste any time finding replacements, hiring Brian Grazer as producer and Billy Crystal as host.
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