He claimed: “You know, that whole thing was, she was sabotaged. “That’s the terrible word to use, but she only agreed to appear at the Oscars if she would be in the director’s chair, cuz she’s been having back trouble.” (sic)
Michael further claimed that Liza was worried about what the televised audience would think of her and wanted to look as “good” as she could.
Although the plan was for Liza to sit in the director’s chair, chaos had erupted after Will Smith shockingly slapped Chris Rock.
Express.co.uk have contacted the Oscars for comment.
