What's Chris Rock trying to say with this cryptic Oscars tweet?

What does it mean??
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Chris Rock is up to something. 

The comedian and Oscars host posted a rather mysterious tweet early Friday. It's just a 15 second video of TV static, with this caption: "See you Sunday... #blackout #oscars." 


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The message is likely a reference to the recent #OscarsSoWhite controversy -- but judge for yourselves:

What does it mean? What does it mean?

The Oscar host has been teasing out his gig for a while now, doling out scant hints about what he's got in store. He recently tweeted a photo of himself, Kristen Wiig and J.J. Abrams, 

He also tweeted another photo of himself in an astronaut's uniform, with the caption, "Getting my outfit together."

But as far as his #blackout tweet is concerned, we'll have to wait until Feb. 28 to find out what Rock is cooking. 

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Yohana Desta was the senior film reporter for Mashable. She is a Northern Virginia native and an American University grad. She enjoys carefully curating her Instagram account and can often be found reading books, going to concerts, watching movies and learning way too much about pop culture.

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