Seth MacFarlane Taking Heat Over Oscar Nomination Hitler Joke
Referring to Amour: "The last time Austria and Germany coproduced something, it was Hitler."
If anyone has a problem with Seth MacFarlane dropping a Hitler joke during Thursday morning's Oscar nominations announcement, they've probably never seen Family Guy.
The wisecrack in question by the Academy Awards host regarded Amour's nod in the Best Foreign Film category and went like this: "The last time Austria and Germany coproduced something, it was Hitler."
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