Posted on 04/24/2021 8:59:34 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Oscars are a day away and are already coming under fire. The city of Los Angeles is being accused of hiding the homeless as Hollywood prepares to toast itself ahead of Sunday’s 93rd Academy Awards ceremony. One man told local news he was told to either move or have his things demolished.
The celebrity-studded ceremony is being held at Union Station in Los Angeles, an area bedeviled by homelessness. But on Sunday, the homeless will not be seen anywhere near Union Station, according to a report by Fox 11 Los Angeles.
“They came to us about a week ago saying that we had to move by Friday, 6 p.m. because they were trying to clean up for the Oscars and they told us if we didn’t move, they were gonna just demolish our stuff,” DJ, a man living in a tent in LA, told Fox 11. “They forced us to go to the Grand Hotel on 3rd and Figueroa and they kicked everybody out of Union Station so it looks better for the image.”
Andy Bales of Union Rescue Mission — an organization dedicated to helping the homeless through food, shelter, education, counseling, and long-term recovery programs — told Fox 11 that anytime there is a big national event, the city tries to sweep the homeless under the rug.
“We shouldn’t be about putting on a good show, we should be about doing good for our brothers and sisters, our neighbors who are suffering on our streets,” Bales said.
Los Angeles city council member Kevin De Leon denied the claims, saying that “while the 93rd Academy Awards are being held at Union Station this year, and despite irresponsible rumors, NO unhoused residents are being forced to relocate.”
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There will be very few people at the Oscars. Most awards will be awarded virtually and for the people who will be there security will be pretty tight.
Hide the Melamine and put out the good China.
Common in dem run cities. Detroit hosted a superbowl a few years back and the homeless diwntown just magically disappeared before the game. They reappeared a couple of days after.
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Why are the Oscars even on? Who went to a movie last year?
There was a radio show in NY that was banned several years back because of so called racism, the opie and Anthony show gave money to the homeless and bussed them to posh retail stores to shop for the day, this is exactly what we should do, help the homeless crash that party
probably nasty pelosi and gretchen witchmore...
If this story is true, there should be an Oscars at least once a month, and they can move the location around to get more areas cleaned up. Maybe the next one should be in the autonomous zone in Portand.
They have done such for MANY years.
Also did it when the Olympics came to Los Angeles in 1984.
I’d watch ‘the homeless’ piss on the sidewalk before I’d watch the Oscars ... and I’d watch paint dry before watching either of ‘em.
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