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‘Home Alone’ star slams the Oscars elite in hilarious Tweet storm

MACAULAY Culkin stayed home alone on Oscars night “live tweeting” while dressed in a tuxedo, taking aim at everyone from Kevin Spacey to Meryl Streep.

Macaulay Culkin went on a Twitter spree appearing to mock the Oscars. Picture: Supplied
Macaulay Culkin went on a Twitter spree appearing to mock the Oscars. Picture: Supplied

MACAULAY Culkin won’t be getting invited to the Oscars anytime soon.

The 37-year-old Home Alone star slammed the awards show in a series of caustic tweets on Sunday.

“I will be live tweeting the Oscars tonight, but I won’t be watching them. WHA!?! That’s crazy,” he began. “Question: Do you guys have any suggestions for what I should be doing instead of watching the show?”

According to the New York Post’s Page Six, Culkin proceeded to tweet a series of photos of various activities in which he’d partaken instead of watching Hollywood’s biggest night, including painting his toenails, cooking ramen and playing old-school video games, all while clad in a tuxedo.

He also voiced a lot of opinions about the show he wasn’t watching.

“EXCLUSIVE: I heard Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein were going to come disguised as a very tall man in a long trench coat but they got busted by security,” he tweeted, following with, “Casey Affleck couldn’t make it cause he was stuck in the 1950s.”

Culkin also tweeted a photo of Spacey, 58, who was fired from House of Cards following his sexual misconduct scandal, on a billboard.

Culkin poked fun at disgraced Oscar winner Kevin Spacey in a Twitter rant. Picture: Twitter
Culkin poked fun at disgraced Oscar winner Kevin Spacey in a Twitter rant. Picture: Twitter

He continued, “James Franco is a disaster. Artists? #CallMeRogen #OrGoldberg #Imnotpicky … The Disaster Artist was the worst harry potter movie this year.”

He also came for host Jimmy Kimmel, whom he deliberately misidentified.

“So glad to hear @jimmyfallon is hosting the #Oscars90 ceremony! What a great guy,” he tweeted.

“Oh THAT Jimmy is hosting! Did he ever win Ben Stein’s Money? #ManShow.”

He added, “WOW. @jimmykimmel is #SoBrave for hosting the show in his native dialect. I bet Jimmy Kimmel’s humour is so dry tonight it could easily be a #VaginaMonologue.”

He was a bit more gentle with actresses but couldn’t resist a jibe at Margot Robbie’s role in I, Tonya.

Culkin also took aim at the much-hyped film Lady Bird, which was written and directed by Greta Gerwig, and co-stars Laurie Metcalfe, tweeting that it was really just an episode of Roseanne.

Even Hollywood legend Meryl Streep was not safe.

“O.M.G. I just ripped the loudest fart during this montage,” he wrote. “Do you think Meryl Streep just heard it? #MyAssAlmostFlewOff #BossBaby #Oscars.”

The former actor also poked fun at himself, writing, “I’m bummed this is the FOURTH year in a row I was left out of the In Memoriam #Oscars #NotDeadYet.”

Culkin had a sweet tweet for his girlfriend, Brenda Song, during a caustic Twitter rant during the Oscars. Picture: AP Photo
Culkin had a sweet tweet for his girlfriend, Brenda Song, during a caustic Twitter rant during the Oscars. Picture: AP Photo

Still, he had at least one nice thing to say: Culkin also threw in a sweet shoutout to his girlfriend, former Disney star Brenda Song, writing that his prediction for best song was “Brenda Song.”

This article first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.

Originally published as ‘Home Alone’ star slams the Oscars elite in hilarious Tweet storm

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