Hollywood heavyweight Lena Waithe has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Kevin Hart, including his recent decision to step down from Oscars hosting duties for 2019.
Hart was criticised for repeatedly using anti-gay slurs including 'gay' and 'fag' in a series of since-deleted tweets published between 2009 and 2011. After being prompted to apologise to members of the LGBTIQ+ community by the Academy, and refusing, Hart shared with fans that he would be stepping away from his hosting role.
“I kind of wish that he would have taken a moment to let it be a teachable moment and to say, ‘Hey, what I said wasn’t right and I want to make that right,’ not just to keep the gig, but because there are people in this world that are born different, that are born gay, that are born trans, that are born intersex, that are born asexual, that are born lesbian,” Waithe told Variety.
But who should take Hart's place?
“Let Donald Glover do it,” Waithe said.
“Donald would be dope. He’d be funny. I would like that. Let’s make sure [whoever hosts], they’re black.”
“Wanda [Sykes] would be lit,” she added.
“I vote for Wanda or Donald or get Chris Rock back in there. Let’s get Eddie [Murphy] out of the house… I hope it’s somebody black and somebody funny.”
