Posted on 04/21/2021 11:51:16 AM PDT by george76
If you're a Californian looking to attend a social function without being forced to wear a pesky face mask, there's good news: All you have to do is get yourself invited to the Oscars on Sunday.
That's right, according to Variety, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this week that Oscar attendees in the state that has some of the most severe and onerous pandemic lockdowns in the nation will not have to wear masks during the telecast of the ceremony — well, at least as long as the cameras are rolling.
But when it's time for a commercial break, it'll be necessary to mask up.
Variety's Mark Malkin reported that Academy bigwigs told Oscar nominees and studio and personal publicists during a Zoom meeting Monday that it will not ask Oscar attendees to wear face masks as long as the live show is broadcasting this Sunday.
California's COVID mandates do not require that people on camera for TV or film productions be masked — which is a boon for celebs attending the Oscar ceremony at downtown Los Angeles' Union Station, since the televised event is being treated as a TV production...
But the Tinseltown gentry won't be allowed to be 100% mask-free — they'll have to don a face covering when the cameras are off, such as during commercial breaks.
Yep, according to the logic of selective state-imposed mask mandates for show-biz types, science apparently makes it clear that while the coronavirus cannot be transmitted while cameras are rolling, the same crowd is at risk when the telecast pauses to run advertisements.
Lest anyone think that the Academy is not taking seriously the health and safety of American society's royalty, fear not. The audience capacity will be limited to 170 at a time, and the event's planners have a very specific itinerary for cycling nominees in and out of the event. Also, temperature checks will be mandatory, and the celebs will be required to take at least three COVID tests in the week leading up to the Oscars, Variety said..
What about the disease-ridden media and paparazzi? Well, good news: There will be only three photogs and a limited number of press outlets allowed to do interviews on what is being called an "abbreviated red carpet." And to ensure that reporters' germs don't get on the celebs, there will be at least seven feet between interviewers and interviewees.
Plus, the lucky movie stars and directors will get to do virtual interviews with a select few hosts backstage, ensuring protection of the celebrities who just moments earlier were sitting in a crowd while unmasked with other unmasked attendees.
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The ChiCom virus knows when there’s a commercial break.
Damn, these guys are good, they discovered that the virus only infects during commercials. Good to know.
It’s much worse than hypocrisy. We are led by the most insincere, mendacious, self-serving, self-righteous, corrupt, thieving con-artists this country has ever seen.
They want to understand vaccine hesitancy? Start there.
What if one of the Beautiful People coughs right into the camera? Maybe I better not watch, just to be safe. Because, you know, science.
The awards shows have been losing viewership for some years, and the pandemic has made it worse. We haven't watched any for some years. There are still hard-core celebrity addicts, but many many have gotten tired of being preached to when someone gets their chance at the mike. Just say "Thank You" and leave out your politics.
I'm guessing there won't be a red carpet this year with all the celebrities walking next to each other and doing unmasked interviews.
I would like to see them wear a plastic bag over their heads wth a zip the around the neck
We are slowly getting to the other side of Ritualistic Pandemic Behavior. Next step may be when you see on-site News Reporters reporting without wearing Masks!
No doubt, there will be numerous complaints to that station from the perpetually outraged.
Well, guess I don’t need to wear a mask any longer since my cell phone has a camera and I always carry my cell phone when I leave the house.
I won’t be wearing a mask nor will I be watching the Oscars, so it’s a win win for me
Science.
Damn, these guys are good, they discovered that the virus only infects during commercials. Good to know.
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Yep!
Just like it only infects while you “Walk” to your table in the restaurant.
It leaves you alone once you are seated and filling your pie hole. Crazy virus!!
How many movies have been made in the past year?
More Covid BS. Hundreds of examples of Covid stupidity and inconsistency.
Lol. Proof it is all about the social engineering...
Trust your ‘betters’.
Yeah, separate rules for the elite and the hoi polloi.
>>But the Tinseltown gentry won’t be allowed to be 100% mask-free — they’ll have to don a face covering when the cameras are off, such as during commercial breaks.
In DC the Democrats including Fauci only remove their masks when the cameras are off
>>Masks should be 24 hours a day forever. I thought that was the mantra.
If YOU submit to that then THEY will be able to safely go to hoity toity parties without one.
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