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On Tuesday, it was announced that Kevin Hart would be hosting the 2019 Oscars, but now he has officially stepped down. Hours after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made the announcement, a number of the comedian's old tweets, which included antigay slurs and homophobic insults, resurfaced online. Two days later, Hart addressed the controversy in an Instagram video, explaining that he's a different person now and that people need to "stop searching for reasons to be angry."
He also deleted a bunch of the old controversial tweets, which celebrities like Billy Eichner and Pose's Indya Moore pointed out.
Still, the video just didn't cut it. That same day, Hart posted another video, claiming that the Academy gave him an ultimatum: apologize for the tweets or step down as Oscars host. "I passed. The reason I passed is because I've addressed this several times,...
On Tuesday, it was announced that Kevin Hart would be hosting the 2019 Oscars, but now he has officially stepped down. Hours after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made the announcement, a number of the comedian's old tweets, which included antigay slurs and homophobic insults, resurfaced online. Two days later, Hart addressed the controversy in an Instagram video, explaining that he's a different person now and that people need to "stop searching for reasons to be angry."
He also deleted a bunch of the old controversial tweets, which celebrities like Billy Eichner and Pose's Indya Moore pointed out.
Still, the video just didn't cut it. That same day, Hart posted another video, claiming that the Academy gave him an ultimatum: apologize for the tweets or step down as Oscars host. "I passed. The reason I passed is because I've addressed this several times,...
- 12/9/2018
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
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