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JOE BIDEN TO INTRODUCE LADY GAGA’S OSCARS PERFORMANCE.

FEB 30

POSTED BY: Akatech solutions | | DATE: February 30, 2016.

Source: Yahoo news

Vice President Joe Biden will attend this year’s Academy Awards, where he will introduce Lady Gaga’s performance of “Til It Happens to You” from the documentary “The Hunting Ground,” a White House official confirmed.

Gaga and Diane Warren’s “Til It Happens to You” is nominated for best original song. She’s up against The Weeknd (“Earned It” from “Fifty Shades of Grey”), Sam Smith (“Writing’s on the Wall” from “Spectre”), David Lang (“Simple Song #3” from “Youth”) and J. Ralph and Anohni (“Manta Ray” from “Racing Extinction”). The Weeknd and Smith will also take the Oscar stage.

“The Hunting Ground,” about campus sexual assault, addresses one of Biden’s signature issues. A longtime advocate against sexual assault and domestic violence, and the author of the Violence Against Women Act, Biden is expected to direct viewers to the It’s on Us campaign. The public awareness campaign aims to help prevent campus sexual assault by asking people to pledge and make a personal commitment to help keep women and men safe from sexual assault.

Biden’s appearance is unusual for the Oscars, but not unprecedented. Then-Vice President Charles Curtis attended the 4th Academy Awards in 1931 on President Herbert Hoover’s behalf. First Lady Michelle Obama presented best picture (to Ben Affleck’s “Argo”) remotely from the White House in 2013, and President Ronald Reagan delivered a taped message in 1981. Franklin Roosevelt addressed the Oscars via radio in 1941.