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Elinor Burkett Explains Her Oscars 'Kanye'

'Maybe I'm just, like, a middle-aged crazy person...'

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 10, 2010 8:25 AM CST

(Newser) – Elinor Burkett, aka the Oscars’ “Lady Kanye,” told Joy Behar her side of the story last night. Burkett was irked knowing Roger Ross Williams would talk more about himself than the subject of their documentary, she says. “Either I could let him... Read full story »

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Elinor Burkett Explains Her Oscars 'Kanye'

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