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By Madeleine Davies Feb 26, 2012 9:21 PM

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Here’s the Oscars Comedic Opener, Starring Billy Crystal in Blackface

Here's the Oscars Comedic Opener, Starring Billy Crystal in Blackface Less than 2 minutes into the Oscar broadcast and Billy Crystal trotted out that which one should not trot out. But look! Justin Bieber!

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