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Lin-Manuel Mirandais taking extra precaution after his wife tested positive for COVID-19 following their arrival in Hollywood.
On Saturday, a day prior to the 2022 Oscars, theHamiltonstar announced viaTwitterthat he will not be attending the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday due to his wife Vanessa Nadal’s diagnosis.
“Made it to Hollywood … This weekend, my wife tested [positive] for COVID. She’s doing fine. Kids & I have tested [negative], but out of caution, I won’t be going tothe Oscarstomorrow night,” wrote Miranda, 42.
“Cheering for myTick, Tick… Boom!andEncantofamilies with my own family, alongside all of you, ALL of you. -LMM,” he finished the tweet.
Miranda’s famous father, Luis Antonio Miranda Jr., also shared the news via his ownInstagrampage. He posted a picture posing alongside his son andAndrew Garfield, who starred in Miranda’s directorial debut,Tick, Tick…Boom!(Garfield is nominated for best actor, while the film is up for best film editing).
“After an awards season of coming to L.A. every week, Lin-Manuel and the family will be skippingThe Oscars,” Luis, 67, captioned the photo.
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Earlier this year, Lin-Manuel revealed to PEOPLE that he has no interest in hostingthe Oscarsand hasturned down the opportunityin the past, believing it is not his “skillset.”
“It’s not something I’m comfortable doing, hosting, mainly because I’ve been lucky enough to work with incredible hosts,” he shared.
“I’ve written forNeil Patrick Harris, I’ve written his opening numbers and closing numbers for theTonys. That is a whole other thing. He is genius at that, he andHugh Jackman,” theIn the Heightscreator added. “I actually don’t think — that’s not something I feel confident in.”
“I’m happy to write for the host, but I don’t know that … I wouldn’t feel comfortable hosting,” Lin-Manuel noted.
In addition toTick, Tick…Boom!, the songwriter wrote the music and story forEncanto, which is nominated for best animated feature film, best original score, and best original song for “Dos Oruguitas.“Sebastián Yatrawill perform the song on Sunday, as will the rest of the cast in “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”
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