Elton John Serves Hot Take on Oscars Venue: It s Like a Starbucks
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Elton John critiqued the look of the Oscars, which took place at Union Station on April 25.
The singer s annual viewing party, benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation, went virtual this year, with John giving his honest opinion on Sunday s Academy Awards during commercial breaks: I still can t get over the set. It s a pain, remarked Elton John to co-host Neil Patrick Harris at the top of this year s Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on Sunday night. He was describing how it felt to pivot the 29th annual affair from an in-person, glamour-drenched fundraiser to a streaming event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but he was quick to walk back the comment. It s not a pain. I wish we could be there. It s more fun to be there. This is the only way we could do it.