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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T00:46:21.000Z",
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    "Oscars 2026 red carpet LIVE: All the best and worst looks as A-listers arrive in Hollywood",
    "Former television star found DEAD in prison just two months after sentencing",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nConan O’Brien appeared to deliver a sharp jab at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor during his opening monologue at tonight’s Academy Awards ceremony, leaving Hollywood’s elite momentarily stunned.\n\nThe comedian opened the Oscars night by joking: \"For the first time since 2012, there are no British actors nominated.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe then added: \"A British spokesperson said: 'Yeah, well at least we arrest our paedophiles.'\"\n\nThe remark initially prompted a wave of shock inside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, before applause followed the brief silence.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nO'Brien did not reference the former Duke of York by name, but it follows Andrew's recent arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his connections with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nHe has since been released under investigation.\n\nHis arrest has no connection with any allegation of sexual misconduct and he has consistently denied any wrongdoing over his association with Epstein.\n\nThe former royal was taken into custody on his 66th birthday in February, with multiple Thames Valley Police vehicles descending on his Wood Farm home.\n\nHe is said to have endured 11 hours of questioning at Aylsham police station in Norfolk before later being photographed looking visibly shaken as officers drove him away.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMillions of documents connected to the Epstein case were released earlier this year, drawing renewed scrutiny toward several high-profile figures, including Bill Gates and Donald Trump.\n\nMr O’Brien also appeared to take aim at the US President during the monologue - again without mentioning him by name.\n\nThe host welcomed viewers to the “small penis theatre” before joking that “someone” might soon want to put their name on a venue with such a title, a pointed reference to the recent renaming of the Kennedy Centre to the “Trump Kennedy Centre”.\n\nThe comedian warned the audience early on that the ceremony could turn political.\n\n### LATEST CELEBRITY HEADLINES\n\n\n\n\n  * Oscars 2026 red carpet LIVE: All the best and worst looks as A-listers arrive in Hollywood\n  * Former television star found DEAD in prison just two months after sentencing\n  * Claudia Winkleman’s ‘chaotic’ new BBC show leaves fans questioning who the real host is\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n“If that makes you uncomfortable, Kid Rock is hosting an alternate Oscars at a Dave & Buster’s down the street,” he joked.\n\nThis was in reference to the musician’s recent Turning Point USA All-American Halftime Show, which streamed as an alternative to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX performance in February.\n\nMr O'Brien's return to the Oscars stage came just two days after his acclaimed debut hosting the 97th ceremony last year, when Academy CEO Bill Kramer and president Janey Yang praised him as \"the perfect host\" who guided proceedings \"with humour, warmth and reverence.\"\n\nSpeaking at a pre-ceremony conference, the 62-year-old acknowledged the challenge of striking the right balance.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nFinding the equilibrium between \"entertaining people and also acknowledging some of the realities\" is a \"dance,\" he explained, adding that he would \"find the right tone.\"\n\nThe comedian's hosting style has drawn favourable comparisons to predecessor Jimmy Kimmel, with O'Brien's credentials as a noted film enthusiast setting him apart.\n\nShortly after the quip, social media users were quick to share their reactions.\n\nOne user jabbed \"Oh - we’re getting messy,\" as O'Brien opened the evening.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAnother commented: “Finally, someone says it on that stage full of elites who look the other way.\n\n\"Hollywood's house of cards is shaking - Conan won't be invited back anytime soon. Truth hurts!\"\n\nHowever, others criticised the remark, with one user writing: “A cruel and terrifying mockery of his victims, both those still living and dead.”\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Conan O'Brien shocks viewers with brutal 'Prince Andrew joke' during Oscars opening monologue: 'It's messy!'"
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