'He has been asked repeatedly': Jimmy Kimmel says Ryan Gosling lied about not being invited to perform at Oscars

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jimmy Kimmel has exposed Ryan Gosling’s fib about his upcoming 2024 Oscars performance.

The late-night host said the 'Barbie' actor had been "asked repeatedly" to sing at the ceremony, contrary to what he told Variety Magazine in February.

Jimmy Kimmel said Ryan Gosling was hesitant to accept the Oscars invite

Jimmy Kimmel, who will host the Oscars for the fourth time this Sunday, March 10, revealed to Lara Spencer on 'Good Morning America' that Gosling was hesitant when the Academy first approached him.

He said the father-of-two had to think about it for a while and visited the Dolby Theatre to check out the space before agreeing to perform.

Kimmel also praised Gosling's professionalism and teased that his live rendition of the 'Barbie' song 'I’m Just Ken' will be a "big production."

He said, "I hope it will be great, I think it will be great. It’s a big production and Ryan takes this stuff very, very seriously."

Ryan Gosling claimed he ‘had not been asked’ to sing at the Oscars

Kimmel called out Gosling's lie about his Oscars invitation in an interview with Variety magazine that was published on February 7.

Gosling, who is nominated for his role in 'Barbie,' said at the time, "I still have not been asked. It might be too much of a risk to have me do it. I don’t know how that would work. But I’m open to it."

Kimmel said, "It’s funny ‘cause I think Ryan was lying for a couple of months leading up when he was saying, 'Oh I haven’t been asked to sing.'"

He added, "That’s untrue, he had been asked repeatedly to sing at the Oscars."

Mark Ronson said it was his 'dream’ to have Ryan Gosling perform at the Oscars

Music producer Mark Ronson, who co-wrote 'I’m Just Ken' with Andrew Wyatt, also expressed his excitement about Gosling's performance.

He told reporters at the 2024 Grammy Awards that it was his "dream" to have Gosling sing the song at the Oscars, Daily Mail noted.

Kimmel also shared his enthusiasm for this year’s nominated movies, such as 'Oppenheimer', 'Poor Things', and 'Killers of the Flower Moon'.

He said, "That’s a big part of why I decided to host the show this year because I do know there are movies that people have actually seen, which makes it a a lot easier to make jokes about them."