{"id":75901,"date":"2018-12-07T08:25:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T13:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/kevin-hart-steps-down-as-oscar-host-after-furor-over-past-homophobic-statements\/"},"modified":"2018-12-07T08:25:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T13:25:28","slug":"kevin-hart-steps-down-as-oscar-host-after-furor-over-past-homophobic-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/kevin-hart-steps-down-as-oscar-host-after-furor-over-past-homophobic-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Hart Steps Down as Oscar Host After Furor Over Past Homophobic Statements"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kevin Hart Steps Down as Oscar Host After Furor Over Past Homophobic Statements<\/b><\/p>\n

Kevin Hart has stepped down as host of the Oscars after past homophobic tweets surfaced online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tweeted Hart: \u201cI have made the choice to step down from hosting this year\u2019s Oscar\u2019s\u2026.this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past\u2026I\u2019m sorry that I hurt people.. I am evolving and want to continue to do so. My goal is to bring people together not tear us apart. Much love & appreciation to the Academy. I hope we can meet again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year’s Oscar’s\u2026.this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) December 7, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I’m sorry that I hurt people.. I am evolving and want to continue to do so. My goal is to bring people together not tear us apart. Much love & appreciation to the Academy. I hope we can meet again.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) December 7, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The controversy began after a gay<\/a> son \u2018comedy\u2019 bit from a 2010 stand-up comedy special resurfaced on Twitter.<\/p>\n

In the bit, Hart makes a \u201cjoke\u201d about not wanting a gay<\/a> son, saying,\u00a0\u201cOne of my biggest fears is my son growing up and being gay<\/a>. That\u2019s a fear. Keep in mind, I\u2019m not homophobic. I have nothing against gay<\/a> people. Be happy. Do what you want to do. But me, being a heterosexual male<\/a>, if I can prevent my son from being gay<\/a>, I will.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hart continued, telling the audience he\u2019s worried about \u201chandling his son\u2019s first gay<\/a> moment correctly,\u201d saying that when your kid has his \u201cfirst gay<\/a> moment\u2026you gotta nip it in the bud right then.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, stop! That\u2019s gay<\/a>! Quit it!\u201d, says Hart, to gales of laughter. Hart then goes on to describe seeing another boy<\/a> \u201cgrinding on [his] son\u2019s ass<\/a>,\u201d telling the audience that he \u201cpanicked\u201d and \u201cknocked them both down.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Another tweet read\u00a0\u201cYo if my son comes home & try\u2019s 2 play with my daughters doll house I\u2019m going 2 break it over his head & say n my voice \u2018stop that\u2019s gay<\/a>\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hart posted two Instagram videos<\/a> on Thursday. The second said that he had received a call<\/a> from the Academy who told him to apologize or lose the hosting gig. Hart said he would \u201cstand [his] ground\u201d and see what happened.<\/p>\n

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Stop looking for reasons to be negative\u2026Stop searching for reasons to be angry\u2026.I swear I wish you guys could see\/feel\/understand the mental place that I am in. I am truly happy people\u2026.there is nothing that you can do to change that\u2026NOTHING. I work hard on a daily basis to spread positivity to all\u2026.with that being said. If u want to search my history or past and anger yourselves with what u find that is fine with me. I\u2019m almost 40 years old and I\u2019m in love with the man that I am becoming. You LIVE and YOU LEARN & YOU GROW & YOU MATURE. I live to Love\u2026.Please take your negative energy and put it into something constructive. Please\u2026.What\u2019s understood should never have to be said. I LOVE EVERYBODY\u2026..ONCE AGAIN EVERYBODY. If you choose to not believe me then that\u2019s on you\u2026.Have a beautiful day<\/a><\/p>\n

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I know who I am & so do the people closest to me. #LiveLoveLaugh<\/a><\/p>\n

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In a Reddit AMA in 2014,\u00a0Hart was asked<\/a>,\u00a0\u201cYou find a lot of comedy in male<\/a> insecurities, including a famous bit where you express fear that your son will be gay<\/a>. You praised Frank Ocean at the MTV VMAs in 2012 for having the courage to come out, and recently said in an interview that you don\u2019t do jokes any more about gays<\/a>. What changed your mind on this subject of humor?\u201d<\/p>\n

He replied:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s just a sensitive topic and I respect people of all orientations. So, it\u2019s just best left alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

He later told\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>:\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s about my fear. I\u2019m thinking about what I did as a dad, did I do something wrong, and if I did, what was it? Not that I\u2019m not gonna love my son or think about him any differently. The funny thing within that joke is it\u2019s me getting mad at my son because of my own insecurities \u2014\u00a0I panicked. It has nothing to do with him, it\u2019s about me. That\u2019s the difference between bringing a joke across that\u2019s well thought-out and saying something just to ruffle feathers.\u00a0I wouldn\u2019t tell that joke today, because when I said it, the times weren\u2019t as sensitive as they are now. I think we love to make big deals out of things that aren\u2019t necessarily big deals, because we can. These things become public spectacles. So why set yourself up for failure?\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2015, Hart said he would never play a gay<\/a> role\u00a0 because of his own insecurities,\u00a0revealing that he turned down a spot in 2008\u2019s\u00a0Tropic Thunder<\/em>\u00a0because the role was for a \u201cflagrant\u201d gay<\/a> character.<\/p>\n

Said Hart:\u00a0\u201cNot because I have any ill will or disrespect, it\u2019s because I feel like I can\u2019t do that because I don\u2019t think I\u2019m really going to dive into that role 100%. Because of the insecurities about myself trying to play that part. Like, would I think people are going to think while I\u2019m trying to do this is going to stop me from playing that part the way that I\u2019m supposed to. \u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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