FILE PHOTO: 2018 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals - Radio City Music Hall, New York, U.S., August 20, 2018. Actor and comedian Kevin Hart. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly. “Would I ever do it? “We are a huge group of people who love you and want to see you host the Oscars.”DeGeneres’ defense of Hart sparked a backlash from some Twitter users.“It’s depressing that Ellen’s enthusiasm for Hart hosting the Oscars ... led her to contribute to a narrative that Hart is the victim of ‘haters’,” wrote Buzzfeed senior film reporter Adam B. Vary.Hosting the Oscars is one of the most prestigious and difficult jobs in show business, navigating the expectations of the A-list audience in the theater and millions watching on television.Hart, who is African-American, would have been one of just a handful of black Oscar hosts over the past 90 years.

Source: Egypt Today January 04, 2019 20:26 UTC