Suffering From Zoster Herpes, Harrison Ford Cancels Host Of Oscar 2025

JAKARTA - Unpleasant news came from actor Harisson Ford who had to cancel being the host of the 2025 Oscar after being diagnosed withikonzoster recently.

As reported by Usweekly, Ford is said to be in good condition but still needs a lot of rest.

Ford himself has officially resigned as an Oscar host since Saturday, March 1 yesterday.

Unfortunately, until now Ford has not wanted to discuss further illness. Ford himself should have been scheduled to attend the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, March 2 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

Before the news of his illness spread, Ford was present at the Screen Actors Guild Awards itself without being accompanied by his wife, Calista Flockhart.

He explained that at that time his wife was busy filming his latest drama in New York.

"My wife is in New York for a drama," said Harrison Ford.

For information, Herpes Zoster or better known as snakepox orhingles, is a viral infection caused by the same virus variantella-zoster virus that causes chickenpox (varicella).

After a person recovers from chickenpox, this virus remains in the body, hidden in the nervous system, and can be reactivated years later in the form of participation.