Mayor Rob Ford's surprise appearance in Hollywood may be the biggest thing from Toronto since Justin Bieber. Ford has become infamous well beyond Canada for his antics, including an admission that he smoked crack cocaine. Toronto's mayor was walking down Hollywood Boulevard checking out Canadians with stars on the Walk of Fame when a CNN camera crew covering the Oscars spotted him. He flew into Los Angeles Saturday night, greeted at LAX airport by TV host Jimmy Kimmel dressed as a chauffeur. He's scheduled to appear on Kimmel's late night show Monday, he said. When CNN asked him why he came to Hollywood during the Academy Awards weekend, he delivered a combination Chamber of Commerce and re-election campaign speech.
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Ford has become infamous for his antics, including an admission that he smoked crack
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Ford strolled Hollywood's Walk of Fame checking out Canadian stars
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"We are Hollywood North," Ford says of Toronto
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Ford's "looking forward" to Oscar after-party
"CNN checking in, I'm busy telling people what a great destination #@placeholder is for the movie & tourist industries," he tweeted after the interview, including a photo of him talking to CNN.