--- title: Ryan Seacrest Will Do Oscars Despite Sexual Abuse Allegation description: Ryan Seacrest will still be doing live coverage from the Oscars red carpet despite the sexual abuse allegations leveled against him. canonical: https://time.com/5178220/ryan-seacrest-red-carpet-coverage-oscars-2018-despite-sexual-abuse-allegations/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-27T22:03:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:59.238Z og:title: Ryan Seacrest Will Do Oscars Despite Sexual Abuse Allegation og:description: E! 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Brown—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 27, 2018 10:03 PM UTC Amid [calls for reform](http://time.com/5083809/times-up-hollywood-sexual-harassment/) when it comes to sexual harassment and gender equality with movements like #MeToo and Time’s Up during this year’s awards season, [Ryan Seacrest](http://time.com/5135172/ryan-seacrest-sexual-misconduct-response/) will still be hosting the [red carpet pre-show](http://time.com/5095804/golden-globes-red-carpet-me-too/) for E! News at the 2018 Academy Awards despite [new sexual harassment allegations](http://time.com/5177057/stylist-ryan-seacrest-sexual-misconduct/) leveled at him by his former stylist for the network, Suzie Hardy, on Monday. In an email to [_Variety_](http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/ryan-seacrest-abc-e-sexual-harassment-allegations-1202711851/), an E! spokesperson confirmed that Seacrest would still be hosting the Oscars’ red carpet pre-show writing in an e-mail: “Of course he is,” _Variety_ reported. And a spokesperson from ABC, where Seacrest currently hosts _Live With Kelly & Ryan_ and will be heading up the reboot of _American Idol_ next month, confirmed that the network is also standing by Seacrest despite the allegations. When Seacrest appeared on Tuesday’s show of _Live With Kelly & Ryan_, but [he didid not address the new accusations](http://time.com/5177268/ryan-seacrest-sexual-harassment-e-news/). Seacrest was the first to publicly speak about the sexual misconduct accusations against him when he denied them last November; in January of this year, _E!_ closed its investigation of the sexual harassment allegations against Seacrest citing “insufficient” evidence or wrongdoing. Seacrest wore all-black for the Golden Globes in solidarity with the [Time’s Up “black dress protest,”](http://time.com/5093541/black-dress-awards-season-next-steps/) a demonstration against sexual abuse and gender inequality in the workplace; he also interviewed many of his red carpet subjects about the #MeToo movement during the Golden Globes pre-show, but did not address the sexual harassment allegations made against him. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5178220/ryan-seacrest-red-carpet-coverage-oscars-2018-despite-sexual-abuse-allegations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5178220/ryan-seacrest-red-carpet-coverage-oscars-2018-despite-sexual-abuse-allegations/"},"headline":"Ryan Seacrest Will Still Be Live From the Oscars Red Carpet Despite Sexual Abuse Allegations","datePublished":"2018-02-27T22:03:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:50:59.238Z","description":"E! 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