Chris Rock: Host of the 77th Academy Awards

made calling the award ceremony a "fashion show" which holds no interest for

black men unless they are gay.

The Head of State funnyman sparked a storm of controversy after his

anti-Academy Awards tirade was published in Entertainment Weekly,

but he remained unrepentant during an appearance on American chat show The

Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

The 40-year-old joked, "I did not say that. I said only gay people watch the

Tonys!"

Before continuing more seriously, "I really don't know any straight men who

aren't in show business that have ever watched the Oscars.

"What straight black man sits there and watches the Oscars? The awards don't

really affect anybody's lives in the crowd."

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