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Friday, February 25, 2005 at 10:00 AM EST
Celebrity Gifting at the Oscars
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At this year’s 77th annual Academy Awards ceremony, “official” Oscar gift baskets will be going to host Chris Rock, performers and presenters that include everything from vacation stays in California and South Carolina resorts to cashmere pajama bottoms and diamond-studded Victoria’s Secret underwear.

But gift baskets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars are only the beginning in the celebrity gift giving extravaganza leading up to the Oscars.

In this radio diary, Hollywood reporter Leslie Gornstein shares the inside scoop on what celebrities can expect to receive this year at the Oscars in addition to the Golden Statues.

Guests:

Leslie Gornstein reports on popular culture and Hollywood and is a columnist for E! Online.

 
 

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