Seth Rogan Slams Academy, Defends James Franco As Oscar Host

Remember the last Oscar fiasco? (No, not that one.) The Great James Franco/ Anne Hathaway Oscar Fiasco of 2011. Remember? The dropped ratings, the Franco-less after party and the not-so-nice comparison of his co-host?

While we've gotten Franco and Hathaway's side, comedic actor Seth Rogan came out in support of his "Pineapple Express" co-star.

"I think when you agree to do something like that, you put a certain amount of faith in the institution, hoping that they'll take care of you, and I feel like they didn't," Rogen said. "Why hire James Franco and then give him Billy Crystal's monologue? It was like, 'Oh, we'll hire these young hosts and then we'll just do the same shit we do every f-cking year'."

Hey now. The Academy tried -- there were just a few hiccups along the way.

"I think they just approached it wrong," Rogen says. "They didn't think it through, and they were way underprepared. I think they hung him out to dry. So I wouldn't do it unless they hired some better writers."

Crystal will host the next Academy Awards on Feb. 26.

For more, click over to Variety.