Glenn Close will not present at the Oscars after testing positive for COVID-19
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Glenn Close will not present at the 95th Academy Awards after testing positive for COVID-19, CBS News has confirmed.
The veteran performer, 75, was scheduled to join a packed roster of celebrities who will announce the prizes at Sunday night's ceremony. Among the personalities set to present awards at the Oscars are Riz Ahmed, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan, Troy Kotsur, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle Monáe and more. Harrison Ford, who acted opposite Close in the 1997 action thriller "Air Force One," which itself earned Academy Award nominations for sound and film editing, is also presenting at the show.
Close's publicist, Catherine Olim, confirmed that the actor contracted COVID-19 and would no longer be able to attend Sunday's Oscars ceremony.
