Exclusively - Kevin Hart to Skip Academy Awards After Don Lemon Rebuke

Kevin Hart is no longer considering returning to his hosting duties at the 2019 Oscar Awards.

Hart says he would only be a distraction if hehosted the awards in February. Hart was heavily criticized after he was announced as the 2019 Oscars host.

The announcement reignited the controversy over hisold anti-ghey comments and tweets in which Hart expressed his disappointment if his son grew up to be ghey.Following a scathing rebuke from CNN anchorman Don Lemon for his appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showon Friday, Hart pleaded for understanding on social media.

In an Instagram post, the"Get Hard"star pleaded for the opportunity to learn from his mistakes."Basketball players aren't great until they LEARN how to play the game correctly,"he tweeted."A news anchor or journalist does not start at the top... they have to LEARN to develop to be great at their job."He added:

"When did we get to the point where we forgot that we all learn, then we all have the ability to grow and with that growth comes a wealth of knowledge. You can't change without a [sic] understanding of what GROWTH means."

During Kevin's appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, she defended the comedian and asked him to reconsider returning as Oscars host. The openly lesbian host also told Hart not to pay attention to "online haters" and told him that "as a gay person" she could appreciate him backing down and submitting to her.Varietymagazine backed up Ellen's assertion that Academy bosses are open to him being reinstated as host -- as long as he has a"meaningful" conversation about his old tweets.According to CNN anchorman Don Lemon, that"meaningful" conversation didn't take place onEllen's show."For many in the gay community, especially in the black community, the Twitter apologieson Ellen have fallen flat," Lemon said. He accused Kevin of "turning himself into a victiminstead of acknowledging the real victims of violent and sometimes deadly homophobia."Lemon, 52, added: "That was a joke to Kevin. The truth is, that is a reality for many little boys in the United States. Somewhere a black dad is beating his black son."He went on to say how his friend, filmmaker Lee Daniels, was "thrown into a trash can" by his dad for being gay and claimed Hart needed to do more to challenge homophobia [inthe Black community] before he could be forgiven for his past remarks.GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said she reached outto Hart's camp multiple times, but she did not get a response."Kevin Hart shouldn't have stepped down; he should have stepped up," said Ellis.

"Hart's apology to LGBTQ people is an important step forward, but he missed a real opportunity to use his platform and the Oscars stage to build unity and awareness. We would still welcome that conversation with him."However, sources told Deadline that Hart has now changed his mind about taking the job because he feels hosting the Oscars would be a distraction.

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Kevin Hart to host 2019 Oscars

Kevin Hart has been announced as the host of the 2019 Academy awards aka OSCARS scheduled to host on February 24.
After many years of waiting patiently to host of the Academy » awards also known as the
OSCARS » , Kevin Hart will finally have his long life dream come true in 2019.

The Academy announced the American comedian and actor on its official Intagram page on Tuesday night, December 4, 2018 with a picture of Kevin Hart and the caption,' Meet our new host. Tune in on February 24 .'

Hart confirmed the post by posting a picture of the
Academy award plaque » with a lengthy caption explaining how he had waited patiently to be contacted for the job.

In 2017, the 'Night School' actor told Variety his desire to emcee the major TV event saying “ It would be something I would definitely do just to say I did it in my career. It would be great to say I had that moment. ”
Nigerian movie practitioners like Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Femi Odugbemi have joined the members of the Academy where they will be contributing their quota in voting for movies.
Femi Odugbemi officially joins OSCARS academy
Femi Odugbemi » has officially joined the member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science responsible for the Oscars » .
The filmmaker behind Battleground and Gidi Blues » , will join Whoppi Goldberg to determine winners of the 2019 Oscars, after he was officially presented with a certificate of membership of the academy.

The regional director of the Multichoice Talent Factory shared a picture of the official letter from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science responsible for the Oscars.
The letter reads: " Having demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in the field of theatrical motion pictures, Femi Odugbemi, has been accepted as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science ."

Actor, Kevin Hart pens sweet birthday message to his wife, Eniko

Hollywood actor Kevin Hart has penned a very sweet birthday message to his wife model Eniko Hart who turned a year older yesterday.

he wrote;

Happy B Day to this Bad mamma Jamma that I get to call my WIFE…Love u to death. You only get better with time.
#Harts

Kathy Griffin, Kevin Hart slamed for Not Trashing Trump: ‘That’s a pu**y move because he’s a black man’

Kathy Griffin called Kevin Hart a “pussy” for not trashing President Trump in his sold-out standup comedy routines. The disgraced self-proclaimed “D-list” comedienne attacked fellow her comedian in an interview withUSA Today.

“I do feel like this is such an anxiety-ridden time for everyone that there is a thirst for all kinds of comedy,”said Griffin, who routinely disses Trump in her comedy.“And look, if you want tonot hear about Trump at all, go see Kevin Hart. He doesn’t even mention Trump.

I personally think that’s a [expletive deleted] move because he’s a black man. But I guess he’s selling more tickets than I ever will.”USA Todayedited out the word “Pussy” in the article published on Wednesday.Hart, who commands $10 millionper movie, has previously said he is staying out of politics because he doesn’t want to alienate his audience members who may be Trump supporters.“When you jump into that political realm you’re alienating some of your audience,”Hart told Variety.

“The world today, it’s really not a laughing matter. It’s serious. I don’t want to draw attention to things I don’t have nice things to say about.”Griffin, 57, was blacklisted after she posed for a photo shoot holding a mask that depicted thebloody, severed head of the U.S. president.She was fired from a coveted CNN gig, her tour was boycotted,and she was investigated by the Secret Service.

Comedian, Kevin Hart Says Tiffany Haddish Still Hasn’t Paid Back Loan

Kevin Hart is still waiting for Tiffany Haddish to pay back money he gave her during lean times when she was a struggling comedienne. Kevin and Tiffany knew each other long before they were both household names.
Kevin lunched last week with his wife
Eniko Parrish and their kids, daughter
Heaven and sons Hendrix and Kenzo .

Kevin and Tiffany are promoting their new film Night School , which tells the story of a group of troublemakers who are forced to attend night classes in the hopes they will pass the GED exam to finish high school.

During an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday night, Kevin shared that he lent Tiffany some money when she was going through a rough patch in life.

“She was living out of her car, nobody knew, she was trying to keep it a secret. And something just wasn’t right, something wasn’t sitting right, and I was like, ‘Yo, you alright? Is everything O.K. with you?’ And she was like, ‘Yeah, yeah I’m fine.’ And randomly I’m like, ‘Where do you live at?’ She couldn’t answer the questions and that’s when I found out she was living out of a car,” he recalled.

Hart said his pockets were light, too, but his heart went out to Tiffany.
“of course, I was nowhere near Kevin Hart today but in my pocket, I had $300. And I was like here, I don’t know what your situation is but hopefully this can do something for you in this time because I feel like you’re not telling me something.”
Kevin later found out that Tiffany had used the money to stay in a motel for a week.

Though they fell out of touch for a long time, once Tiffany hit the big time, they reconnected. And the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle actor teased that he’s still waiting for his pal to repay the $300.
“Until this day, she’s yet to bring up the money to give it back,” the 38-year-old laughed. “I don’t want to make a big deal out of it. It’s one of those things where I’m waiting on her to say it. And when she says it, I’ll be like, ‘Yeah (don’t worry about it).'”

Previously, the Girls Trip star told
Vanity Fair that she tried to repay Kevin on two occasions — when he cast her in parody show Real Husbands of Hollywood and again when she got the part in Night School .

World's fastest man, Usain Bolt loses to Kevin Hart in hilarious beach race (Watch Video)

You might be wondering how it happened, well Kevin Hart was given a 30-metre head start ahead of the race with World's fastest man Usain Bolt.

Watch the hilarious video below.

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Kevin Hart and wife Eniko announce son’s name at lavish baby shower

Kevin Hart and his wife, Eniko, last night celebrated their baby shower —despite his sex tape/extortion scandal — and they have announced their new baby boy’s name.

Kevin and Eniko hosted their ‘Lion King’ themed shower on Oct. 1 at theCalamigos Beach Club in Malibu, where they revealed they’re naming their incoming son Kenzo.

The name was plastered all over Eniko’s social media, with friends showing off “Kenzo prizes” they’d won. The expecting couple dropped around $118k for the safari-themed baby shower.