”Oscar” left without a host
A special place in the annals of world cinema is occupied by the name of the legendary American comedian Bob Hope, who hosted the Oscars a record 19 times. Today the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a new record, but with a minus sign. Actor and comedian Kevin Hart resigned as host of the 91st World Film Awards ceremony just two days after his appointment.Hart announced that he will host the 2019 Oscars this Wednesday. Within a few hours, the actor found himself in the center of a scandal. Social justice activists rummaged through Kevin's dirty underwear and found jokes about members of sexual minorities in his old tweets. Hart organized a massive clean-up of his account, but by that time the news of his homophobic posts had already spread over half of the Internet. Academics tried to hush up the situation and invited Kevin to make an official apology to the global LGBT community, but the actor refused to repent of his sins almost ten years ago. In the end, Hart did back down, but was forced to terminate his contract with the American Film Academy. “I have made the decision to step down as the host of the Oscars, the comedian tweeted. -I do not want to draw attention to myself on a gala evening, which should be a holiday for many amazingly talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the representatives of the LGBT community for my old posts, which may have hurt their feelings. ”  Now the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has only eleven weeks to find a new host. Recall that the 91st Academy Awards ceremony will take place on February 24 next year. The Topic of Article: ”Oscar” left without a host. |
