Kevin Hart addressed criticism tied to Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes on a roast broadcast on Comedy Central and now on Netflix. Hart said the audience watching a roast understands why racial humor appears and that such jokes are not new. He pointed to other roast examples and said he expected Hinchcliffe to deliver that kind of material. After the roast, George Floyd’s brother Terrence Floyd criticized Hart for the George Floyd joke and urged a stronger response. Hart said his rebuttal would be simple, that he did not say the joke, and that the event was a production. He also told critics to stop treating him as the source of the remarks.
"“Yeah, the George Floyd joke, it wasn't a tasteful joke to our culture, to our audience - but our audience that's watching the roast, if you're watching the roast, you get why they're doing it,” Hart said. “You get why the racial humor is on the table. I wasn't shocked. That's what they do. Go look at the Tom Brady one.That's what they do. It happens every year when they do a roast. It's not a new agenda.”"
"“It's Tony Hinchcliffe. I don't expect less. I don't expect more.”"
"“Whatever the dialogue is, my rebuttal is simplicity,” Hart said. “Remove me from it. I didn't say it. If you are upset that the night went on, that's a different conversation. It's nothing I could do. It's a production.” He added: “Stop talking as if I said it.”"
"During the roast, Hinchcliffe told Hart that “the Black community is so proud of you. Right now, George Floyd is looking up at us all laughing so hard he can't breathe.” In the aftermath of the roast, George Floyd's brother Terrence Floyd went on The Latest With Loren LoRosa and criticized Hart. He called the joke “tasteless” and said Hart should have had “ Will Smith energy ” to respond to Hinchcliffe."
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