KING: Chris Rock Oscars opener dropped the ball and lynching jokes went over the line no matter how tough a spot it was

My family and I decided we weren't watching the Oscars this year. Instead we opted to support the Justice for Flint online fundraising event. Many of our favorite stars were actually there anyway.

For us, it's fundamentally outrageous that out of dozens of opportunities, not a single African American was nominated for one doggone category this year. With a voting pool that is overwhelmingly white, overwhelmingly male, and overwhelming old, 2016 turned out to be one of the whitest years in recent history for the Academy Awards.

Linda Perry apologizes after saying Lady Gaga doesn't deserve Oscar nomination for Best Song

Linda Perry

Linda Perry has apologized for tweeting that Lady Gaga did not co-write "Til It Happens To You," the Oscar-nominated song from the documentary "The Hunting Ground."

"My sincere apologies. I made a mistake to comment. I wasn't in the room when the #TIHTY was being written," she tweeted Monday evening.