00:00The Oscar still does not have a host, but when the Academy finally does appoint one,
00:04it definitely will not be in the form of a reinstated Kevin Hart. The comedian appeared
00:08on Good Morning America Wednesday, where he put an end to the speculation that he would
00:12step back into the role once and for all. Speaking to co-host Michael Strahan, Hart
00:16explained that it's now too late to prepare and said,
00:23The actor, who was on GMA to promote his new film The Upside, said he is done with the
00:27continuing controversy over his past tweets, which were deemed homophobic, and led to him
00:32walking away from the MC gig. Hart asserted that he apologized back in the late 2000s and multiple
00:37times since.
00:38There's no more conversation about it. I'm literally, I'm over that. I'm over the moment.
00:44And I'm about today.
00:45I'm not giving no more explanation of who I am. I'm just done. If you didn't hear the apology,
00:50I don't know what you're looking for, he said.
00:52I'm a good person. I love the love. If you don't see that, then that means that it's a problem with
00:57you.
00:57The backlash against the comic has been swirling since December, when he was initially announced
01:02as the host of the annual event. Recently, it was thought that there could be a possibility he
01:06would perform the Master of Ceremony duties on February 24 after all, after appearing on The Ellen
01:11Show, where host Ellen DeGeneres urged him to reconsider and confessed that she had called the
01:16Academy on his behalf. Hart said he would assess whether he was interested in reclaiming the role,
01:21and that interview too was met with harsh criticism, with many feeling that DeGeneres was giving
01:25Hart a pass for his hurtful behavior. On Monday, he apologized again to the LGBTQ community on his
01:30Sirius XM show, Straight From The Heart.
01:33Once again, Kevin Hart apologizes for his remarks that hurt members of the LGBTQ community.
01:38I apologize, he said on the show.
01:39The fight is the will and want for equality. I'm riding with you guys. I understand you.
01:45Asking that the LGBTQ community see him as a different person, one who has learned from past
01:49mistakes, Hart said,
01:51In the fight for equality, that means that there has to be an acceptance for change.
01:55If you don't want to accept people for their change, then where are you trying to get to the
01:59equal part? Where does the equality part come in?
02:02To read more on this story, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.
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