The latest example of the fanatics on the political left eating their own appears to have backfired and done so badly.
There was much venom spewed by the usual social media mob over the choice of the ultra-political Oscars to tab actor and comic Kevin Hart as emcee for this year’s 91st edition after what were deemed to be impermissible “anti-gay” tweets and comments during his stand up routine surfaced.
Hart was quickly vilified by the usual assortment of berserkers who have transformed political correctness into religion and such blasphemy would not be tolerated although those who have been paying attention could quickly point out how the anger over “homophobia” is selectively enforced and especially when it applies to smarmy late-night hosts bashing conservatives.
Despite the constant caterwauling that #OscarsSoWhite, the boom was immediately lowered on a successful black man as Hart begged for forgiveness and backed out of the Oscars thereby providing the SJW movement with yet another scalp to adorn their already overcrowded trophy wall.
I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year's Oscar's….this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.
— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) December 7, 2018
But Hart seems to have gotten the last laugh if box office receipts matter because his new movie “The Upside” roared into the lead and even managed to earn more money than the latest superhero extravaganza “Aquaman” as it closed out the weekend with $19.3 million according to Box Office Mojo.
After Oscars Fiasco, Kevin Hart's New Film Opens At No. 1 https://t.co/ZLfRv6sPqw pic.twitter.com/5XcMORjMWw
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) January 15, 2019
Via The Daily Wire, “After Oscars Fiasco, Kevin Hart’s New Film Opens At No. 1”:
Just two days after he was announced as the next host of the Academy Awards, comedian Kevin Hart took to social media to inform his fans that he was stepping away amid mounting furor over “homophobic” jokes and tweets from about a decade earlier. After scrambling to find a replacement that wouldn’t somehow prompt more outrage, the Academy has reportedly given up and decided to go host-less. Meanwhile, Hart’s doing quite well. In fact, his new film just won the box office over the weekend, managing to edge out the thus-far unbeatable “Aquaman.”
While the weekend was admittedly a relatively quiet one for Hollywood, Hart’s new STXfilms-produced project “The Upside” surprised analysts by topping the box office over the weekend, taking in $19.6 million, which surpassed the still impressive fourth weekend take of $17.3 million for the Jason Momoa-starring “Aquaman.”
“With an estimated $19.59 million, STXFilms’s The Upside topped the weekend box office, dramatically outperforming expectations heading into the weekend,” Box Office Mojo reports.
There will be no small amount of weeping and gnashing of teeth over this one among the Hollywood elite after their attempt to destroy Hart’s career blew up right in their smug faces.
