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- KEV HART APOLOGIZED TO THE LGBTQ COMMUNY AGA OVER HIS ANTI-GAY TWEETS
- OSR HOST KEV HART’S HISTORY OF ANTI-GAY TWEETS CREAT NEW PROBLEM FOR AMY
- KEV HART SLAMMED FOR MENTS HE MA TO LIL NAS X ON RAPPER G OUT AS GAY
- KEV HART IS DELETG OLD ANTI-GAY TWEETS AFTER BEG ANNOUNCED AS OSRS HOST
KEV HART APOLOGIZED TO THE LGBTQ COMMUNY AGA OVER HIS ANTI-GAY TWEETS
The edian, who stepped away om hostg the 2019 Osrs after his past anti-gay tweets rurfaced, ma another apology to the LGBTQ muny on his rad show. * kevin hart lgbt tweet *
But what did he say that offend people?In 2009, he lled someone a "fat faced fag." The followg year, Hart wrote that someone's profile pic looked "like a gay bill board for AIDS." Then a tweet om 2011, the movie star wrote, "Yo if my son home & try's 2 play wh my dghters doll hoe I'm gog 2 break over his head & say n my voice 'stop that's gay.'"In a 2011 standup route he said he ught his then 3-year-old son havg a "gay moment" that he was not proud of. "I appreciate @TheAmy for the opportuny," Hart ntued, "For years I have been asked if I would ever Host the Osrs and my answer was always the same...I said that would be the opportuny of a lifetime for me as a edian and that will happen when 's suppose to."When outcry about his past homophobic msag surfaced, Hart was fiant his rponse.
The announcement brought backlash among a number of journalists and LGBTQ rights advot, who poted to Hart’s history of anti-gay jok and tweets.
” In another, he suggted he would tell his son, “Stop, that’s gay, ” if he ught him playg wh a dollhoe and would rpond by breakg the toy over the child’s elaborated a Guardian article published Wednday, potg to a segment that appeared Hart’s 2010 stand-up film, “Serly Funny, ” which the edian said, “As a heterosexual male, if I n prevent my son om beg gay, I will.
OSR HOST KEV HART’S HISTORY OF ANTI-GAY TWEETS CREAT NEW PROBLEM FOR AMY
The Motn Picture Amy fac a new public relatns crisis over s choice of Kev Hart as this year's Osrs host as old tweets have surfaced which Hart exprsed anti-gay sentiments and ed homophobic termology and slurs. * kevin hart lgbt tweet *
The fellow edian, who is openly gay, offered a more empathetic stance, tweetg, “I hope Kev’s thkg has evolved sce 2011.
Kev Hart ed his rad program Monday to aga apologize to the LGBTQ muny after his past tweets wh anti-gay slurs rurfaced.
Black queer crics particular lled Ellen DeGener out for beg too soft on Hart as he embarked on an apology tour rponse to the of the tweets datg back years were leted, but screenshots revealed several posts wh anti-gay language and repeated e of the words "fag" and "homo. Bee now we’re a space where I’m around people of the LGBTQ muny, and I’m now aware of how the words make them feel, and why they say ‘That sh hurt bee of what I’ve been through, '" he his rad hosts pulled Hart back om tryg to fend or ntextualize his past stand-up act about not wantg his son to be gay, he end wh some thoughts about equaly, acrdg to the Hollywood Reporter. past homophobic tweets and ments om several years the most recent show of SiriXM’s "Straight om The Hart, " the edian spoke at length about his past, what he's learned and how he's grown the years sce those ments were first 's episo of "Straight From The Hart" on Lgh Out Loud rad Siri XM channel 96 is one that you do not want to miss.
KEV HART SLAMMED FOR MENTS HE MA TO LIL NAS X ON RAPPER G OUT AS GAY
I apologize, ” he his past tweets, some g homophobic slurs, he add, "We thought was okay to talk like that, bee that’s how we talked to one another... She says s reps stantly replied that they still wanted the funnyman to be the night's tellg DeGener he don't have a "homophobic bone" his body, Hart admted the terview, "I promise you I'm evaluatg this nversatn. "But jt three days later, he stepped down after homophobic tweets om eight years ago re-emerged; he said he's already apologized for the tweets and that he's not the same person he was at that a post on Instagram, Hart said he got a ll om the Amy of Motn Picture Arts and Scienc and was asked to apologize for his prr tweets or step down as host.
KEV HART IS DELETG OLD ANTI-GAY TWEETS AFTER BEG ANNOUNCED AS OSRS HOST
"In Friday's terview wh DeGener, the edian agreed wh Hart and said she knew the real person he is and for that reason, she didn't want to see him phed away om hostg Hollywood's biggt said people onle llg him homophobic were jt a small group, speakg loudly, but not the greater muny, cludg those who are on social media took offense wh DeGener supportg Hart and the terview. "I feel like if you’re not homophobic anymore, you shouldn’t md apologizg for your past homophobia aga, " one Twter er wrote.