He may not have to say that he'll never host again.
Because after last night's slap debacle, the terrible ratings (it scored a 15.3, which made it the second-least-watched Oscars ever), and the ever-growing general disdain for Hollywood celebrities thanks to guys like Harvey Weinstein, James Franco, Bill Cosby, Les Moonvess, Kevin Spacey, Amber Heard, Jusse Smolett, Asia Argento, Philip Berk, Mel Gibson, Alec Baldwin, and so on -- I wouldn't be shocked if the Academy shut down the Oscars for a while to totally reformat it. I don't think that it'll happen, but I won't be shocked if it comes to pass.