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December 7, 2018

Kevin Hart Withdraws as Oscars Host Over Homophobic Tweets
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Actor and comedian Kevin Hart has stepped down from plans to host the
upcoming Academy Awards ceremony, following public outcry over his past
homophobic tweets and comedy routines. The Academy named Hart host of
the Oscars on Wednesday; less than 24 hours later, Hart was discovered
to be rapidly deleting his past anti-gay social media posts amid a
growing uproar. Hart initially refused to apologize over the comments,
before offering his resignation from the Oscars ceremony with an
apology.


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