FAMOUS OSCAR FEUDS

A bedeviled pair: James Franco and Anne Hathaway <br><br> In 2011, the Academy tried to liven a dreary ceremony up with "James Franco and Anne Hathaway (who) personify the next generation of Hollywood icons," crowed producers .A matchmaker might've warned against this star-crossed pairing- their co-hosting stint was dubbed "spectacularly unwatchable" by the Hollywood Reporter and viewers tuned out. Instead of seeking solace with one another like any good rom-com or cop buddy movie, the two turned on each other instead. Franco bore the brunt of the implosion, but told David Letterman, "I love her, but Anne Hathaway is so energetic, I think the Tasmanian Devil would look stoned next to Anne Hathaway." Hathway's response a la Harper's Bazaar: "I let James know that a whirling dervish is a more flattering comparison than a Tasmanian devil. I called him, and we emailed a bit." <br> <br> <a href="http://au.thehype.yahoo.com/video/watch/28403980/">VID: OSCARS:The Biggest Speeches</a>

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A bedeviled pair: James Franco and Anne Hathaway

In 2011, the Academy tried to liven a dreary ceremony up with "James Franco and Anne Hathaway (who) personify the next generation of Hollywood icons," crowed producers .A matchmaker might've warned against this star-crossed pairing- their co-hosting stint was dubbed "spectacularly unwatchable" by the Hollywood Reporter and viewers tuned out. Instead of seeking solace with one another like any good rom-com or cop buddy movie, the two turned on each other instead. Franco bore the brunt of the implosion, but told David Letterman, "I love her, but Anne Hathaway is so energetic, I think the Tasmanian Devil would look stoned next to Anne Hathaway." Hathway's response a la Harper's Bazaar: "I let James know that a whirling dervish is a more flattering comparison than a Tasmanian devil. I called him, and we emailed a bit."

VID: OSCARS:The Biggest Speeches

Feb 24, 2012