Kevin Hart quits as Oscars host after being told to apologise for old tweets & jokes
Old tweets coming back to haunt someone again.
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That's a shame, Kevin Hart would have been good.
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Makes the Oscars Controls
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"comedian" Kevin Hart steps down from Oscars host due to 10 year old Homophobia
Essentially he stopped being a gay hater when he got famous and his PR told him not to, details below
Kevin Hart STEPS DOWN as 2019 Oscars host after refusing to apologize for homophobic tweets joking about 'f*gs' and Aids and stand-up skit saying his 'biggest fear was his son growing up gay'
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/12...61_634x437.jpg Kevin Hart a comedian who you probably have never heard of, has stepped down as the host of the 2019 Oscars amid a slew of backlash over years-old homophobic tweets that recently surfaced. 'I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year's Oscar's....this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists,' the comedian tweeted Thursday night, just two days after being named host. 'I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.' His apology, however, has come too little too late after he revealed earlier in an Instagram video that the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences had given him an ultimatum: apologize for the comments or they would seek a new host. Hart responded to the ultimatum in the video asserting that he chose to 'pass on the apology' because he had 'addressed this several times'. Less than two hours later the 39-year-old changed his tune, issuing an apology to the LGBTQ community along with his resignation as Oscars host. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...draws-ire.html |
oh feck I just made this too, James can you merge?
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I love Kevin Hart, but he’s always been problematic, they should have done a bit of research beforehand, I’m tired of comedians having to apologise for their material though., it’s about time people grew up, he’s apologised for any offence it caused multiple times, let the man live
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I mean those tweets were pretty bad, i can see why the academy would want to distance themselves from that kind of attitude. I'd never known that about Kevin before though, that's disappointing because I really like him as an actor. When he says he's addressed it before , how?
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I mean, if I had ****ty opinions like he used to do, and put them out there on a big platform like he did, I'd never stop apologising.
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His attitude has not changed but his worry about losing his status and privilege has
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The guy just isn't that funny. Pretty annoying too, so no loss.
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The academy awards people are walking on eggshells because of their historic incompetence so they had to be seen to be doing something. However, for such a high profile role, one would have thought an apology was required given that most have never heard of him before. It's like him saying he apologised to the lift attendant so why should he bother repeating it again.
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Someone might tell the Academy that inclusivity doesn't mean just hiring a black person.
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I agree with him tbh, If he's apologised before and people moved past it and, more importantly, he's shown that he's grown as a person then I don't think old tweets matter and taking offence at comedy is always something I've been opposed to.
The whole cancelled culture is dumb and it demeans the stance against bigotry that people who engage with that culture pretend to take. It's a damaging witch hunt that only gives ammo to people seeking to undermine people who oppose bigotry. People learning from their past is more important than shaming them over it. If this was more recent then I'd get the outrage but it's just so needless if the lessons have already been learned. |
I predict a man hating lesbian to take his place.
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Has to be Ryan Reynolds !!
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Ricky Gervais for host!
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It's a poisoned chalice, no one wants to do it at this point.
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Of all people to get the job in the first place, they choose him? Never knew he was still relevant enough for a gig like this.
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Why does no-one want to host it? I feel there's an obvious answer to this that I'm missing. Times Up and Me Too still rife and no-one wants the stigma attached? |
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Yes at least he ain't Scared he has done it before , as well. |
The guy is funny as hell sometimes but I didn't even know he was the Oscars host. :laugh:
Idk what the exact jokes/comments were but I think generally jokes should be taken a lot more lightly than real-life racism/homophobia etc. because jokes are just that, not meant to be taken seriously. If he apologized for this which was nearly a decade ago, I don't see why it should've become a huge issue again. :shrug: Then again, I also don't see why he wouldn't just apologize again regardless of how long ago it was. He didn't have to quit over it. :shrug: |
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Hollywood & The Oscars are all hypocrites . There's been so many below the belt jokes made and nobody says anything except gasp and nervously laugh . If you dig hard enough ,we'll find a lot of unpleasant stupid tweets/ jokes from people's past . I believe Kevin Hart is genuine and he regrets it he's just silly at times ,sure his humour isn't everyone's cup of tea , I prefer his comedy in movies rather than his stand up . Anyway isn't Kevin Hart friends with Wanda Sykes?? . |
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I'm sure I HEARD a clip of him saying outrageous things if his son turned out to be gay ?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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