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Kevin Hart out as Oscars MC over anti-gay tweets

US comedian Kevin Hart arrives for the premiere of 'Night School' in Los Angeles, California on September 24, 2018. Hart abruptly withdrew from hosting the Oscars on December 6, 2018, amid flack for past homophobic and anti-gay tweets. PHOTO | FREDERIC J. BROWN | AFP

By  AFP

US comedian and actor Kevin Hart abruptly withdrew from hosting the Oscars Thursday night amid flack for past homophobic and anti-gay tweets.

Two days after announcing he had landed what he called a dream gig, Hart said that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had told him to choose between apologizing for the tweets or losing the job.

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