oph ob ic ▁twe ets ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Hart ▁character ized ▁the ▁protest ▁as ▁non - construct ive ▁and ▁stated ▁" If ▁you ▁don ’ t ▁believe ▁people ▁change , ▁grow ▁as ▁they ▁get ▁older , ▁I ▁don ’ t ▁know ▁what ▁to ▁tell ▁you ". ▁On ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁he ▁twe et ed ▁an ▁ap ology ▁to ▁the ▁L GB T Q ▁community ▁following ▁criticism ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁issue ▁one ▁the ▁previous ▁day . ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Hart ▁announced ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁re cons ider ▁ste pping ▁down ▁as ▁host , ▁after ▁open ly ▁les bian ▁com ed ian ▁Ellen ▁De Gener es , ▁who ▁has ▁hosted ▁the ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁multiple ▁times , ▁expressed ▁support ▁for ▁Hart ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁and ▁said ▁she ▁tele phon ed ▁the ▁Academy ▁to ▁ask ▁if ▁Hart ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁reverse ▁his ▁decision ▁if ▁he ▁wished ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁De Gener es , ▁the ▁Academy ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁On ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁after ▁a ▁back l ash ▁for ▁what ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁his ▁ins inc ere ▁ap ology , ▁Kevin ▁Hart ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁wouldn ' t ▁be ▁hosting ▁the ▁Academy ▁Awards . ▁The ▁ceremony ▁was ▁held ▁without ▁a ▁host ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Music ▁As ▁Ch oc olate ▁Dro ppa , ▁his ▁alias , ▁he ▁signed ▁to ▁Mot own ▁Records ▁and ▁released ▁Kevin ▁Hart :