*And just like that, Keven Hart is no longer going to be the host of the 2019 Academy Awards. Hart made the announcement via Twitter late Thursday night, along with an apology to the LGBTQ community.
The red hot actor/comedian finds himself in this situation due to his past anti-gay comments coming back to haunt him. after his past anti-gay comments resurfaced.
“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,” Hart wrote. “I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.”
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. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.
— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) December 7, 2018
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The backstory to Hart losing the hosting gig for the Academy Awards began when his anti-gay comments and derogatory jokes about the LGBTQ community resurfaced on social media and made national news after he was named host of the Oscars earlier this week.
“Stop looking for reasons to be negative,” Hart wrote in the previous Instagram post. “Stop searching for reasons to be angry.”
Those sentiments did not go over well for many who read them as a non-apology.
“The same energy that went into finding those old tweets could be the same energy put into finding the response to the questions that have been asked years after years after years,” Hart said in his latest video. “We feed internet trolls and we reward them. I’m not going to do it, man. I’m going to be me. I’m going to stand my ground. Regardless, Academy, I’m thankful and appreciative of the opportunity. If it goes away, no harm, no foul.”
It didn’t quite work out that way and before Hart knew it, the Academy was on the phone to him with an ultimatum.
“I just got a call from the Academy and that call basically said, ‘Kevin, apologize for your tweets of old or we’re going to have to move on and find another host.’ I’m talking about the tweets from 2009 and 2010,” the 39-year-old comedian said. “I chose to pass on the apology. The reason why I passed is because I’ve addressed this several times. This is not the first time this has come up. I’ve addressed it. I’ve spoken on it. I’ve said where the rights and wrongs were. I’ve said who I am now versus who I was then. I’ve done it. I’m not going to continue to go back and tap into the days of old when I’ve moved on and I’m in a completely different place in my life.”
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