Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Kevin Hart Credits Wanda Sykes With Helping Him Understand The Harm Of His Anti-Gay Comments

Screenshot of Kevin Hart; Wanda Sykes
60 Minutes/YouTube; Robin L. Marshall/Getty Images

Hart told Anderson Cooper on '60 Minutes' how Sykes helped him realize just how harmful his past anti-gay comments were after he refused to apologize.

Actor and comedian Kevin Hart credited fellow comedian Wanda Sykes with helping him understand the harm of his anti-gay comments, telling CNN's Anderson Cooper on 60 MInutes that the out Sykes gave him a wake-up call after he refused to apologize.

Hart faced backlash in 2018 after his old anti-gay tweets resurfaced online. When the comedian was announced as the host of the Oscars, internet users found several since-deleted posts that contained anti-gay slurs and mocked LGBTQ+ people.


One tweet from 2011 read:

“Yo if my son comes home & try’s 2 play with my daughters doll house I’m going 2 break it over his head & say n my voice ‘stop that’s gay.’”

Further examination revealed Hart's history of anti-gay sentiment, including a 2010 stand-up bit in which he said:

“One of my biggest fears is my son growing up and being gay.”

Hart initially refused to apologize for his past anti-gay tweets when they resurfaced, telling people to “stop searching for reasons to be angry” in a lengthy Instagram caption. He later stepped down from hosting the Oscars, apologizing to the LGBTQ+ community and saying that he did not "want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists."

Now he's crediting Sykes with helping him understand why his past remarks were so problematic.

You can hear what he said in the video below.

Kevin Hart: The 60 Minutes Interviewyoutu.be

Hart said:

"My understanding came from the best lightbulb ever."
“Wanda Sykes said, ‘There’s people that are being hurt today because of comments like the ones that you made then. And there’s people that were saying it’s okay to make those comments today based off of what you did then.’”
“It was presented to me in a way where I couldn’t ignore that. So, in those moments of despair, great understanding and education can come out of it if you’re given the opportunity.”

But Hart's remarks received a mixed response, with some praising him while others were less impressed.



Screenshot of @susanwatson5654's post@susanwatson5654/YouTube

Screenshot of @deborahrousseau6761's post@deborahrousseau6761/YouTube

Screenshot of @fretfix1's post@fretfix1/YouTube

Screenshot of @jerryclardy3163's post@jerryclardy3163/YouTube

Screenshot of @O.W.Smooth's post@O.W.Smooth/YouTube

Hart also addressed his previous controversies, last month telling the Wall Street Journal about his "come-to-Jesus moment."

Hart said that "it’s okay to take a step back and to be educated" and that he received a "crash course" that was "necessary and needed."

The outlet reported that Hart "says he’s not concerned about doing too much or wearing out his fan base," noting that he dismisses remarks from critics who've said he's been "overexposed for the last 15 years."

More from Trending

Alex Cooper singing 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame'
@MBDChicago/Twitter (X)

'Call Her Daddy' Host Alex Cooper Gets Brutally Booed At Wrigley Field After Painfully Off-Key Singing

If there's one thing that all baseball fans can come together about, it's the importance of their traditions—and songs.

In the seventh inning at Wrigley Field during a match between the Cubs and the Cardinals, popular Call Her Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper was invited to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and brought two backup dancers with her.

Keep ReadingShow less
Linda Yaccarino
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

X CEO Resigns Day After AI Chatbot Grok Praised Hitler In Alarming Series Of Antisemitic Tweets

Linda Yaccarino—the former NBC Universal executive who later took the reins at X—stepped down as CEO of billionaire Elon Musk's platform after two years on the job just a day after Grok, the platform's AI chatbot, went on antisemitic rants and openly praised Adolf Hitler.

Grok issued deeply antisemitic responses on Tuesday following a reported software update that encouraged the bot to embrace what developers described as the “politically incorrect.” Taking that directive to heart, Grok responded with a series of disturbing posts that included praise for Hitler and even a statement expressing its aspiration to become a “digital version” of the Nazi leader.

Keep ReadingShow less
Black and white photo of a falling spider.
Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash

People Divulge Their 'Rare' Phobias That People Refuse To Believe

I am a SEVERE claustrophobic.

I have struggled with this issue for decades.

Keep ReadingShow less
Ted Cruz
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

'The Onion' Rips Ted Cruz With Brutal Headline After Yet Another Vacation During Texas Disaster

The satirical news site The Onion had social media users cackling with its brutal headline mocking Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz for once again being out of the country when Texas was hit by another deadly natural disaster.

Cruz faced considerable national backlash after he flew to Cancún while millions of people went without food and water as a result of the February 2021 Texas power disaster. At least 246 people were killed directly or indirectly; some estimates suggested as many as 702 people were killed as a result of the crisis.

Keep ReadingShow less
Elon Musk and Grimes
Kevin Tachman/Getty Images for Vogue

Elon Musk's Ex Grimes Calls X Platform A 'Poison' And 'Theatre' After Social Media Hiatus

Claire Boucher—who performs and creates under her stage name Grimes, but prefers her birth name or just "C" offstage—recently returned to her musical persona's social media accounts after taking a hiatus for her own well-being.

Once extremely active, she noted on X in April:

Keep ReadingShow less