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Oscars producer Michael De Luca on that fateful mistake
In an exclusive interview with The Business, Oscars producer Michael De Luca remembers the night that culminated with the biggest flub in Academy Awards show history. De Luca tells us what happened in the moments following that epic blunder and what he thinks should have happened instead.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenTwo days after the already infamous Oscars mix-up, we sat down with Michael De Luca who, along with Jennifer Todd, produced this year's Academy Awards show -- a first for both of them. Until the very end, the show had gone smoothly. And then it all went wrong. De Luca tells us how the night unfolded from his perspective, what he thinks should have happened, and why he wants to produce the show again next year.
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