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Not a shock:
Ryan Gosling will perform “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie” at the Oscars.
Gosling and the song are nominated. The news — which has been an open secret for weeks — comes in the last two days of voting by the Academy.
This should push the song over the top. Are they going to let “I’m Just Ken” lose after that?
Gosling has been saying he’s on the fence about this potential performance. But when “I’m Just Ken” won the Critics Choice Awards, Gosling’s jaw dropped. I said to him, “Now you’re going to have to do it.” He nodded in disbelief.
Gosling was a child performer with Disney. He can easily pull it off. Now suddenly this will be the front and center moment of the Oscars, guaranteeing at least good ratings when he’s on.
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