Kev Hart’s Past Anti-Gay Tweets Creat Problem for Amy – The Hollywood Reporter

Contents:

• KEV HART SLAMMED FOR MENTS HE MA TO LIL NAS X ON RAPPER G OUT AS GAY
• KEV HART APOLOGIZED TO THE LGBTQ COMMUNY AGA OVER HIS ANTI-GAY TWEETS
• KEV HART IS REFG TO TALK ABOUT HIS ANTI-GAY TWEETS ANYMORE
• OSR HOST KEV HART’S HISTORY OF ANTI-GAY TWEETS CREAT NEW PROBLEM FOR AMY
• OLD KEV HART 'JOKE' ABOUT NOT WANTG A GAY SON RECIRCULAT AFTER HE'S NAMED 2019 OSRS HOST
• KEV HART IS DELETG OLD ANTI-GAY TWEETS AFTER BEG ANNOUNCED AS OSRS HOST
• KEV HART DRAGGED FOR OLD ANTI-GAY COMMENTS AFTER BEG ANNOUNCED AS OSRS HOST

KEV HART SLAMMED FOR MENTS HE MA TO LIL NAS X ON RAPPER G OUT AS GAY

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.

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KEV HART APOLOGIZED TO THE LGBTQ COMMUNY AGA OVER HIS ANTI-GAY TWEETS

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"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. "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. Kev Hart ma another attempt to apologize to the LGBTQ muny on Monday after several prev efforts to distance himself om past homophobic ments he a Monday afternoon episo of SiriXM’s “Straight om The Hart, ” the edian said he apologized for “remarks that hurt members of the LGBTQ muny” that me to light December after he was selected to host the 2019 Amy Awards.

KEV HART IS REFG TO TALK ABOUT HIS ANTI-GAY TWEETS ANYMORE

”Hart stepped down as the Amy Award’s host jt two days after beg award the gig, followg scty over past tweets and ments he ma that ed homophobic language. After some lay, the edian eventually tweeted an apologetic found his apologi lackg, but DeGener said she accepted Hart’s remorse wholale and revealed she had lled the Amy of Motn Picture Arts and Scienc askg for the edian to be given back the hostg anchor Don Lemon, who is gay, later urged Hart to foc on beg an “ally” stead of tryg to wipe the slate clean wh an apology. Kev Hart, who prevly faced backlash over remarks emed homophobic, is g unr fire for ments he ma to Lil Nas X as the rapper explaed why he waed to publicly e out as an episo of HBO Sport's "The Shop: Unterpted, " the rapper was asked about his g out, which he did a tweet on the last day of Pri Month June as his song "Old Town Road" topped the untry charts.

The song stayed atop the Billboard Hot 100 list for a rerd-smashg 19 Lil Nas X uld offer an explanatn, Hart chimed to ask: "He said he was gay, so what? Lil Nas X told the group of men which clud Hart and athlet Rob Gronkowski and Kev Love among others, that growg up he was tght to "hate" homosexualy.

If you really om the hood, you know, " Lil Nas X rpond, referrg to the stigma agast homosexualy the black rapper then explaed that he chose to e out bee he was already at the top of his game and had nothg to ga om . "If you're dog this while you're at the top, you know 's for real and 's showg don't really matter, " he 's ments as Lil Nas X tried to share his story angered many people on social media, some of whom acced the edian of beg dismissive or gaslightg the on social media remd Hart that he stepped down as host of the 2019 Osrs after his old homophobic tweets and jok his 2010 edy special "Serly Funny.

OSR HOST KEV HART’S HISTORY OF ANTI-GAY TWEETS CREAT NEW PROBLEM FOR AMY

"As a heterosexual male, if I n prevent my son om beg gay, I will, " he told the several tweets, some of which have now been scbbed om his Twter acunt, Hart lled people "gay" and ed homophobic slurs, cludg llg someone a "fat faced f-g. 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.

OLD KEV HART 'JOKE' ABOUT NOT WANTG A GAY SON RECIRCULAT AFTER HE'S NAMED 2019 OSRS HOST

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.

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KEV HART IS DELETG OLD ANTI-GAY TWEETS AFTER BEG ANNOUNCED AS OSRS HOST

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Kev Hart appeared on Good Morng Ameri Wednday and had a fiant msage for anyone still lookg for a rponse after his past anti-gay ments rurfaced last year: "I'm done wh . "Hart repeatedly told host Michael Strahan that he had "addrsed" his anti-gay jok the late 2000s and when the ments rurfaced after he was named as Osrs host last year.

KEV HART DRAGGED FOR OLD ANTI-GAY COMMENTS AFTER BEG ANNOUNCED AS OSRS HOST

"In addn to jokg durg stand-up sets about one of his "biggt fears" beg if his son were gay, Hart also routely tweeted anti-gay jok and slurs until as late as 2012. In one sce-leted tweet, he joked about beatg his son if he found him playg wh a dollhoe, while another he lled someone a "gay bill board for AIDS.

The actor Kev Hart would you like to know that he is done apologizg for his homophobia, even though his apologi have not amounted to much—numerilly or substantively— the first tonight he will appear on CBS’ Late Show Wh Stephen Colbert, and hopefully Colbert will grill him more properly than other hosts have on his views, past and prent. He aga said he would not be hostg the Osrs, and, ta-da, Hart has a new PR master plan: he’s jt done wh this homophobia accatn and apology thg, and he wants you to know that.

Over the last few weeks and his GMA appearance, Hart offered a revealg study how LGBT people so often experience homophobia and transphobia: is somethg all too often dismissed, rid; somethg that is their problem, nothg to see we have qutns about Hart’s past homophobic ‘jok’ (you know, like the one about assltg your gay kid), tweets, and the nature of his apology, gus what: that’s on .