When you think Oscar host do you think Eddie Murphy? Whether you do or not, Eddie is apparently the front-runner to host the 2012 Oscar Awards.

Deadline has the exclusive that a meeting with Oscar producer Brett Ratner and the Academy president Tom Sherak will take place and Brett will be recommending only one name as host for the 84th Oscar Awards: Eddie Murphy.

The 50 year old comedian and actor hasn’t been seen in a lot of things recently but is going to be starring in Brett Ratner’s Tower Heist with Ben Stiller that is set to open November 4 and is receiving very promising buzz to be very funny.

However another name has been batted around recently and that is none other than Billy Crystal who does an amazing job at hosting the Oscars and has shown interest in hosting this year’s. Word is that he will be incorporated into the show somehow but with Eddie Murphy doing the main hosting.  If you ever watched Eddie Murphy on SNL or any of his other films (Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, 48 Hours and the list goes on) you know he is very gifted.

What do you think of Eddie Murphy as your Oscar host? The 84th Annual Oscars will take place February 26, 2012.

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Cameron Diaz looks so incredible at the Shrek Forever After premiere in Los Angeles over the weekend.  Red looks great on her.  Either that or it the fact she’s ‘allegedly’ boinking A-Rod is the reason for her looking so great.  Cameron talked about the challenge of recording the voice of Fiona:

“It’s a different kind of fun. The challenge for me is you don’t get a whole script. You kind of get the script on the day and you’re often reading it for the first time out loud as they are recording it. It’s the first time it’s coming out of my mouth. That’s the challenge.”

Also at the premiere were Melanie Brown and her family and Eddie Murphy and his family.  Although you would think it would be awkward (despite DNA testing he doesn’t acknowledge his 3 year old girl with Melanie) Eddie invited Melanie and her family to the premiere and according to an eyewitness:

“All of the children were there for the party, and it appeared that they’re one big happy, blended family… At one point, (Murphy and Brown) were in the kitchen together and seemed pretty friendly.”

Also at the premiere:

• Anthony Anderson
• Antonio Banderas
• Bella Thorne
• BooBoo Stewart
• Brooke Burke
• Camryn Manheim
• Chelsea Staub
• Cheryl Hines
• Fivel Stewart
• Holly Robinson Peete
• Matthew Bomer
• Melanie Griffith
• Neal McDonough
• Russell Simmon
• Stacy Keibler
• Steven Spielberg
• Travis Barker

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Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Antonio Banderas and Eddie Murphy premiere Shrek Forever After at the 9th Annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York yesterday.

I refuse to believe Cameron Diaz is getting her freak on with A-Rod.  Unless I see photographic evidence to the contrary I’ll just keep believing she hasn’t gotten that desperate.

Shrek Forever After joins every other movie out there that is coming out in 3-D.  You know what this means ladies? Your boyfriends and husbands are going to want 3D TVs.  Trust.  Men and TV is like the other mistress in your life.

I would suggest you answer no when he asks if he can add the porn channel to your TV cable package once you get the 3D TV. Just a hunch it could be problematic.

Other folks at the premiere:

• Melanie Griffith
• CaCee Cobb
• Robert DeNiro
• Kelly Bensimon
• Paul Sorvino
• Zac Braff
• Ariana Grande
• Andrew McCarthy

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