Kevin Hart stepped down as Oscars host following social media backlash after his homophobic tweets from 2011 resurfaced.
Instead of hosting the Sunday’s Oscars annual awards, Kevin Hart hit the gym for a competitive boxing session. Hart posted an Instagram video of himself unleashing on a punching bag during the Oscars ceremony at the show on ABC played in the background.
“When you feel like u have nothing left is when you find a way to push & give more…Always grinding,” Hart wrote adding the hashtag, #HustleHart.”
Hart was mentioned in December to host the biggest Hollywood night but he dropped the chance following an uproar over his
“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 amazingly talented artists,” he tweeted on December,6 before
“I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past ”
It looked like Hart might return as Oscars host after getting support from Ellen DeGeneres but the comedian instead, reaffirmed his no
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