No, they haven't done that. I live and work in LA. No one is 'scared', dunce.
So you say.
The evidence indicates otherwise.
The Academy has since been scrambling to find a solution following the Hart fiasco.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/39344/jerry-seinfeld-blasts-oscars-they-wont-find-paul-bois
If "no one is scared", how come they are scrambling? Why aren't people scrambling to get the job?
I'll understand if you can't explain, of course.