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00:00Ellen DeGeneres is facing major backlash for wanting Kevin Hart to host the Oscars
00:07after his controversial tweets resurfaced, and we have all the details.
00:14Hey guys, it's Lisa B for Hollywood Life with a lot of Ellen drama.
00:17I know, weird.
00:18But before we get into it, let's talk about her Netflix comedy special, Relatable,
00:23because she shares a lot about herself that you might never have known.
00:26Ellen reveals she never had medicine growing up.
00:28She once worked at a landscaping company, and she never hunks while driving.
00:32How does she do that in LA?
00:34But alright, Ellen also spoke about something more serious during her special,
00:38when she came out on her show back in 1997.
00:41Ellen said she received so much criticism, her show ended up getting cancelled.
00:45Then it was really hard for her to get back into TV,
00:48because no one thought people would want to watch her.
00:50Funny, because fast forward to present day, and she's now one of the biggest names in media,
00:54and has one of the most watched talk shows.
00:56Speaking of her talk show, there's some drama.
00:59Ellen seems to be facing major backlash on social media after bringing Kevin Hart as a guest,
01:04and apparently downplaying his previous comments about the LGBTQ community.
01:08Recall, Kevin was supposed to host the Oscars this year,
01:11but turned down the offer after saying he doesn't want to keep apologizing for his past comments.
01:16I just got a call from the Academy, and that called basically to say,
01:20Kevin, apologize for your tweets of old, or we're going to have to move on and find another host.
01:26Talking about the tweets from 2009, 2010.
01:29I chose to pass. I passed on you.
01:30The reason why I passed is because I've addressed this several times.
01:33This is not the first time this has come up. I've addressed it.
01:35I've spoken on it.
01:36I've said where the rights and wrongs were.
01:39I've said who I am now versus who I was then.
01:42I've done it. I've done it.
01:43I'm not going to continue to go back and tap into the days of old when I moved on,
01:49and I'm in a completely different space in my life.
01:51But okay, when Kevin appeared on Ellen,
01:53she said she still wanted him to host and actually called the Academy herself.
01:57She also told Kevin, in part, quote,
01:59you've already expressed that it's not being educated on the subject.
02:03You have grown. You have apologized.
02:05You are apologizing again right now.
02:07You've done it.
02:08Host the Oscars.
02:09While people are outraged,
02:10she spoke out on the entire LGBTQ community,
02:13saying it's a, quote, massive effing betray.
02:16So disclaimer, I absolutely love Ellen,
02:18but I can kind of see why some people aren't so happy.
02:20But all right, guys, click the subscribe, like, and bell button
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02:24and let us know what you think about this story in the comments below.
02:28Have a great weekend.
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