Kevin Hart Opens Up About Oscars Controversy 

This is the longest I've seen Ellen be quiet on her own show.

I like that Ellen let him speak without interrupting! You can tell she believes him

This is the MOST sincerest apology and statement that I have ever seen. When you see other celebrities apologizing on talk shows, they're always lookin away or it always feels like they're reading from a script. When you look at his body language, he is earnest and his eyes are looking directly at Ellen. Good one, Kevin.. all the best

"I don't know the perfect individual that society is now looking for." Exactly. This is insanity.

Dang never seen her audience so quiet

Never heard ellen be so quiet but pleased she was, kevin is absolutely spot on. Hes already said sorry and moved on.

"You can't grow as a person without mistakes." Well said Kevin. And a person that can recognize & admit one's mistakes is more trustworthy than one who "never" errs.

Take notes Jimmy Fallon. That's how a host should be when the guest are talking.

Forgot he is Kevin Hart after listening to him being serious. He jokes when he jokes & gets serious when he has to. Professional dude.

It's really sad when people bring out your past just to put you down. 😩

I think the Oscars need to apologise to Kevin Hart and the way they have dealt with this and treated him.

People are just too sensitive about everything these days. Going after a comedian for making a joke 10 years ago. Talk about intolerance from a community that preaches about tolerance all the time.

Most people aren't the same person they were three or four years ago, let alone 10 years ago

Big respect to Ellen for not interrupting Say what you will but she knows when to not talk in an interview

One thing you can tell from this video is that Ellen respects and admires Kevin Hart a whole lot.

Only 6 minutes that Kevin has spoken and nobody has laughed.

I really dont get it bc Kevin already addressed this issue, it's not like he ignored it, he acknowledges his mistake so let's just move on

Snowflakes and trolls are destroying this society.

if you reward people for feeling they are offended, they will become more and more offended for any reason.

We always want to hold people accountable, but never accept their growth and change. Proud of you Kevin.

Ellen is such a good person and friend to let Kevin speak his truth on her show. You can tell she' really rooting for him and that she genuinely wants him to host the Oscars.

A comedian who always makes a room rowdy made the room dead silent with full attention for whole couple of minutes. His words here are really valuable and meaningful.

If people make fun of him cause he's a short guy, is it considered derogatory?

I've never heard him talk like this...i Only respect and love him more now..

Kevin Hart is a really good person. Ellen DeGeneres allowed him to speak and she did not interrupt him which would happen in every other show. Love you Ellen 😘😘😘😘😘😍😍😍😍

I am gay and do not feel offended by jokes

Appreciate Ellen for giving a stage to Kevin where he can be heard and understood!! We're all just human, we all make mistakes but that's how we learn.. Love to Ellen and Kevin

Kevin really stayed true to himself, and that is the thing I admire the most.

Tbh everybody is once immature and makes mistakes and I think we should just move on from that as he has addressed and apologised for it and because of something that happened a decade ago it should not take his dream away

It's amazing how fragile people have become. You can't even say boo because it'll offend ghosts.

I love how ellen let him talk and she did not interrupt. One Love.

Hart's right. It would change the focus of the Oscars and kudos to him for having the intelligence and humility to recognize that. I think it's shows unselfishness I didn't expect to see.

Never seen Ellen this quiet since Kanye came on her show

I really appreciate the fact that Ellen was mature enough to invite him on the show even though what he said is the complete opposite to her opinions MATURE

The most silent I’ve ever heard Ellen’s audience be. Kev bro you did the right thing.

Kevin Hart should still host The Oscar's, he would have brought some spark back to it!

His explanation and reason for stepping down was perfectly said. If we all applied for jobs and handed in a list of our past tweets, conversations or comments then I'm sure they'd be something to find that someone would be offended by. He's apologized, he knows the comment was wrong, and shouldn't have been so publicly scrutinized for a comment he already apologized for years ago. I'm a huge fan of Kevin Hart and hopes he gets an opportunity like this again in the future. Thank you Ellen for supporting him!

I was only going to watch the Oscars for Kevin. Now I could care less about that show. This outrage culture is getting ridiculous

Kevin don't apologize anymore!

I'm so glad almost all the comments on here support Kevin Hart. Rob Schneider talked about this on the news and how people are now scared to be comedians. You have to be able to poke fun at people and joke to be a comedian. And now everything is blown up and so many comedians are having their careers destroyed. And you have to be so politcally correct, or you can loose your entire career and be blacklisted. Even in this case from stuff that's 10 years old. Our country is getting close to the point of censorship and that's super scary. Rob said freedom of speech means freedom of speech not just speech that you like.

I miss the time where people just laughed at jokes and moved on

I love this dude! I hope he hosts the Oscars

This country is so Gotdamn sensitive and hiprocritical it's a shame Let that man Live....

I dont think anyone is even offended. The media just wanted a story. Host the Oscar's. The world knows you arent homophobic

Sadly, the future is looking dull, comedy won't be a thing anymore, because everyone will get their feelings hurt too easily. Laughter will be a thing of the past.

comedians should never apologize for jokes.

Wow. What a phenomenal speech. Love him 100 times more now.

He is very good at public speaking 😁♥️

He doesn’t need the Oscars, they need him. We all grow and change, people joke offensively behind close doors all the time. Humor isn’t reality, it stems from sarcasm.

I love Kevin frfr I love how he expresses hisself so well spoken.

“You can’t grow as a person without mistakes.” YES YES YES. people aren’t just born perfect or problematic. Everyone makes mistakes and what matters is how you handle those mistakes!!!

Spot on. Some people are just out there to ruin other lives

The “oscars” needed Kevin Hart. Kevin Hart did not need the oscars. Their loss

Love what he said. "You can't grow without making mistakes." He made a mistake and learned from it. The issue is people want to keep holding onto the person he was and not who he is now. Which sucks.

honestly if kevin people don't believe that kevin understands that what he said was hurtful, they don't know what life is like as a 5'2 black man in america. I mean that's one of the tougher hands to be dealt in life, im sure the brother knows the impact of prejudice.

I’m more shocked that they allowed comments on this video. Some of their more controversial videos have comments disabled

Ellen believes in second chances and even when something like this is said she still forgives and treats people with the same value and respect. Thats a good Human.

Thankyou Ellen for letting him talk without cutting it. Kevin deserves being heard.

His words are legit, he already apologized for his mistakes what else do you need Oscars?

Very soon people will have to star apologizing for things they said in kindergarten

He was robbed by a bunch of ignorant trolls.....

This silence is so beautiful. Everyone’s listening

The Oscars doesn’t deserve Kevin Hart. Hope he turns them down! Bunch of Self-righteous lefties anyways!

What a perfect explanation 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Agree! He acknowledged the issue and has made steps to not make such remarks and he’s right- let’s move on. How long and how many times must be apologize? Either he’s accepted or not. We all make mistakes some bigger than others and this is def something everyone needs to and can move on from.

He is 100% right. Enough is enough

So heart breaking. The world is full of people who want to bring others down.

I already like Kevin Heart as a person, but his words on the Ellen show just gave me a whole new found respect for this man. Thank you keep representing who you are

Even good people have ignorance. Instead of bashing people, let them learn from their mistakes and move forward. He should definitely host the Oscars

Keven heart did nothing wrong. Just like... Pewdiepie.

Kevin hart brilliantly explained this. Well done on his part.

This is sadly what comes from a click-bait, algorithm driven world. Whatever offends the most people is what gets reported on, shared, and pushed through the online noise, regardless of whether it leaves out half the story. People will never escape their pasts like this, especially when we all get our kicks for shaming people for making mistakes.

Not only did they want him to apologise AGAIN. They also wanted him to now be an advocate for a message that isn't his own. To me Kev been watering down his comedy for years chasing "mainstream" acceptance. I'm not mad at that, secure the bag bro. But do not allow yourself to be used as a puppet and held hostage. Good for you!

now she in hot water like him and he has her back like she had his here. true friendship

Whose here after Netflix

When are the Oscars going to apologize for discriminating against African-Americans for years and making the actors sit in the back? The hypocrisy is real!

What he said about himself, what he didn't want to do, to take attention from himself... That's the opposite of what Will Smith did...

I love that Kevin Hart stayed true to who he is now ❤️

Oscars made a huge mistake letting him go

People want the ignorant to change, yet refuse to forgive them when they do. They feed on negativity because it makes them feel powerful. People like that ultimately don't care if people change or not - the attack is simply a way to feel powerful.

He should tell Don Lemon to mind his own show!

Ellen video with comments NOT disabled? Good luck mods..

Ellen is TEACHING us how to FORGIVE !! I love her, THANK YOU. Stay the course Kevin, move forward !!!

I feel really bad for him to be honest. I am a gay white male and I don't think he deserved all of this! The oscars lost a golden opportunity to have one of the best host and best ever years by letting him go!

We missed out of a great host for the Oscars

I agree with Kevin 100% he did the right thing and he’s the man !

His biggest mistake is apologizing for it again. If people don't accept your first apology, then they don't deserve another. That said, this whole thing is ridiculous, for the reasons he explained here.

How can you hate this man? Love from our studios in Nairobi KENYA !

Wish he’d talk about 2022 oscars

Sensitivity mob.

He has already apologized. He should not apologize again. If anyone has a problem with this it is their problem - not his.

I hope Kev doesn’t do it. Shouldn’t have to keep apologizing for this.

Good for Kevin. People make mistakes. If you're not making mistakes you're not doing anything.

You can't grow as a person without mistakes. So true, great words, people need to understand this.

This dude is Bigger than all those awards We are with you Kevin 😎 !

To know that there's people who spend all their time scrolling back 10 years of tweets just to try and get attention brought to themselves by bringing up those meaninglessness tweets again is just completely sad. And the fact that so many acknowledged it when these people do that is just so wrong. I mean these people took away one of this man's dreams and brought a whole lot of negativity to his name just for a few days of attention. Honestly people like that should be fined for harrassment because thats what it is.

People are ridiculous. Kevin made a mistake YEARS ago. People change, evolve, and grow. You learn from your mistakes. How would other people like it if a mistake they made 10/11 years ago was publicized in front of the world and they got backlash from it. People are saying he didn’t give a genuine apology? That’s a load of bull. He apologized on Twitter, on Ellen, on his radio show, and probably other places I’m not completely aware of. People don’t get it because they aren’t “famous” their mistakes won’t be broadcasted for the entire world to see. But it’s so easy for people to harshly criticize somebody who made a mistake. I have and always will be a fan of Kevin Hart.

And 10 years from now, this interview would be one of those classic moments when Kevin Hart took his place as a legend of show biz.

Kevin Hart is a good man. Change my mind.

Kevin Hart is what the oscars needed to bring light to it