
Pop the bubbly: Oscars red carpet gets a new look
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Stars, cameras, dazzling gowns and the red carpet — all quintessential ingredients in the Academy Awards. But this year, one of those elements is getting a makeover.
During the Oscars carpet roll out event on Wednesday in Los Angeles, it was revealed that at Sunday's show, the stars will be walking across a champagne-colored carpet, instead of the iconic red one.
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel was outside Dolby Theatre Wednesday to present the big news, joking that "no blood will be shed" on the light-colored flooring, in reference to the infamous Will Smith incident at last year's show, in which Smith walked on stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock.

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