Steve Martin refuses to host the Oscars for a fourth time: ‘They don’t pay’

nypost.com:

Steve Martin is no longer interested in hosting the Oscars.In an interview published Monday, the 79-year-old star told the Los Angeles Times that if he were to host the coveted award ceremony for a fourth time, he’d have to start prepping “yesterday.”For years, rumors have circulated that Martin and his “Only Murders in the Building” co-stars, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, were in the running to host the Academy Awards.

Why viewers won’t see him and Short taking the stage together? As Martin put it, “That represents so much work for us. And we love our summers.

When I hosted before, I started working months ahead of time. And now I have a completely different life. I’m not as free. It’s a lot of work, and we’re working.”The “Pink Panther” star continued, “I have a joke for the Oscars that I never used.

But I always think it’s funny. I’ll come out and say, ‘I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, ‘Steve, how did you get to host the Oscars?’ It was easy.