Just two days after being named host of the Academy Awards, Kevin Hart stepped down following an outcry over past homophobic tweets by the comedian. Capping a swift and dramatic fallout, Hart wrote on Twitter just after midnight Friday that he was withdrawing as Oscars host because he didn't want to be a distraction. —@KevinHart4realHart stepped aside just about an hour after refusing to apologize for tweets that resurfaced following the announcement Tuesday he would be Oscars host. In an earlier post Thursday, Hart wrote on Instagram that critics should "stop being negative" about his earlier anti-gay remarks. https://t.co/A64LsOjVc2 —@billyeichnerIt's not the first time an Oscars host has been derailed by anti-LGBTQ remarks.

Source: CBC News December 07, 2018 03:12 UTC