Kevin Hart Responds to
Don Lemon's 'Ellen' Comments Hart, who resigned
as Oscars host due to past
homophobic tweets resurfacing, recently appeared on
'The Ellen DeGeneres Show,' where he
won Ellen's vote for reinstatement as host. Lemon, an openly
gay CNN anchor, made statements both on-air and via Twitter about Ellen's endorsement. Don Lemon, on 'Tonight with Don Lemon' Hart responded with an Instagram post, asking for the chance to learn and grow. Kevin Hart, via Instagram As of now, Hart has no desire to return
as Oscars host because he doesn't
want to distract from the evening.