Ellen DeGeneres Still Wants <br />Kevin Hart to Be Oscars Host Last month, Kevin Hart gave up his position <br />as host of the 91st Academy Awards. His decision was due to backlash for <br />homophobic tweets he had made years ago. After he stepped down, Hart posted a video explaining that he had grown since making the statements and apologized, but he didn't want the <br />controversy surrounding <br />him to distract from the Oscars. Hart recently appeared on <br />'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' <br />and talked about the situation. DeGeneres posted a clip on Twitter <br />of the upcoming episode with the caption, Ellen DeGeneres, <br />via Twitter In the clip, DeGeneres <br />admits that she personally <br />called the Academy to <br />reinstate Hart as host. Ellen DeGeneres, on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'
