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On Sunday, Koy jokes were more traditional, focusing on long movie running times; Ozempic, Hollywood’s favorite weight-loss drug; Robert De Niro and the birth of his latest child when he was 80; and in a personal anecdote, how Koy rushed to watch the nominees after telling the awards organizers that he already had.

The ceremony and benefit dinner featured special guest Oprah Winfrey, who used a personal anecdote to touch on the power of books to liberate “one page at a time.”

The ceremony and benefit dinner featured special guest Oprah Winfrey, who used a personal anecdote to touch on the importance of the freedom to read — and the power books carry to liberate people “one page at a time.”

Haley is reviving the personal anecdote she would give in South Carolina - almost verbatim.

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