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Homophobic Tweets Cause Kevin Hart To Quit Oscars

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The 2019 Oscars are now looking for a second last-minute host to accept an offer to lead the biggest night in film next year. Kevin Hart announced last Thursday night that he would be stepping down as host of the award show after outrage over insensitive tweets that surfaced earlier in the week. Hart, the actor and comedian who had agreed to host after it was revealed the Academy was struggling to find a host for the event. Hours after that initial story circulated, Hart was reportedly in talks to and then agreed to accept the gig, which had become increasingly tougher to fill in recent years.

Added on the 07/12/2018 07:26:24 - Copyright : Wochit

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