The Rock claims he was supposed to host the Oscars

Despite all the drama surrounding kelvin Hart and his hosting of the Oscars this year, The Rock says he was he was the academy's first choice to host this year. The 46-year old actor said he  tried to make it work, but prior commitments got in the way, like shooting the upcoming sequel jumanji
           I was their first choice to host this year and my goal was to make it to the most fun and entertaining Oscars ever "Johnson responded to a tweet. We all tried hard, but couldn't make it work since I 'm shooting jumanji. Academy and I were super bummed but maybe one day down the road" he added

Some people on twitter thinks The Rock could just be trolling Hart