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BREAKING NEWS Harrison Ford steps down as presenter at 2025 Oscars

BREAKING NEWS
Harrison Ford steps down as presenter at 2025 Oscars

Harrison Ford will no longer be presenting at the 97th Academy Awards ceremony after getting diagnosed with shingles.

The Hollywood legend was scheduled to appear on stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on Sunday. 

After contracting the viral infection, which causes a painful rash, the 82-year-old actor is said to be ‘doing okay and is resting.’

News of his diagnosis was first reported by Entertainment Weekly.

The outlet reported that they learned that the Indiana Jones star was stepping down from his role at the Oscars ceremony this morning. 

On Wednesday, he was announced as one of the presenters joining the show, alongside Robert Downey, Jr., Gal Gadot, Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Margaret Qualley, Rachel Zegler and Zoe Saldaña. 

BREAKING NEWS
Harrison Ford steps down as presenter at 2025 Oscars

Harrison Ford will no longer be presenting at the 97th Academy Awards ceremony after getting diagnosed with shingles (pictured earlier this month) 

Last weekend, the five-time Golden Globe Award, who is currently starring on the TV shows 1923 and Shrinking, attended the 2025 SAG Awards.

Ford also recently shut down any retirement rumors as he stated that he’ll stop acting when people ‘forget’ his name during an interview with Entertainment Tonight.

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When the reporter said he’s ‘killing it’ and that he’s ‘everywhere,’ Ford replied, ‘A little bit too everywhere for my sensibilities.’

He elaborated on this stretch of films and TV shows, ‘I ran into a vein of really good writing, and I thought I’d take advantage of it, and I’m really glad I did.’

Along with his movies and TV shows, Ford also made a surprising appearance in a Super Bowl commercial for Jeep earlier this month.

The actor revealed in an interview with People that he initially turned down the ad gig at first.

However, it turned out that his Indiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny director James Mangold ultimately persuaded him.

‘You always say no at first… [But the commercial] was refined and personalized. [With James’ input] it came out to be something that I really feel comfortable with,’ Ford said.

The Hollywood legend was scheduled to appear on stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on Sunday; seen at the SAG Awards last weekend

The Hollywood legend was scheduled to appear on stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on Sunday; seen at the SAG Awards last weekend

After contracting the viral infection, which causes a painful rash, the 82-year-old actor is said to be 'doing okay and is resting' (seen in 2025)

After contracting the viral infection, which causes a painful rash, the 82-year-old actor is said to be ‘doing okay and is resting’ (seen in 2025)

The Star Wars actor described the two-minute commercial, which was тιтled ‘Owner’s Manual’, as a ‘rumination on life.’

‘It’s about having control and choice in your own life, and it’s about ᴀssuming the responsibility for your own life,’ he said.

‘I think [the ad] was inspired in the way that it was sH๏τ, the way that it was made. I was happy to be involved… It’s not the in-your-face big splash kind of Super Bowl commercial. It’s a soft sell.,’ he said.

He said: ‘We’re just going to be there, eating and drinkin’ like everybody else. I’m there to watch the game.

‘I’ve seen the commercial. I know how it ends,’ he joked.

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