and i have to start with what has been going on within kevin hart. he stepped down from hosting the oscars last month after tweets from 2009 and 2011 resurfaced with derogatory language referring to gay people and disparaging comments about sexuality. but it's not just tweets. hart used to talk about making sure that his son wasn't gay in his standup routine. watch this. >> every kid has a gay moment, okay? every kid. when it happens you got to nip it in the bud, hey, stop, that's gay. i turned back around and checked on my son again. a little boy was grinding on my son. he was like this. i didn't know what to do. i panicked, i knocked them both down. >> here's hart telling his side of the story to ellen. >> the next morning, after a day full of congratulations and celebrations, i'm hit with the onslaught on social media of my past coming back up again. literally the next morning. >> uh-huh. >> not even a full 24 hours to glow in the glory of kevin hart is hosting this year's oscars. and when it happened, you know, my first -- my first thought is i'm

. >> stephen: i'm looking forward to kevin hart too.ny, like a vacation for me. he was on, what was he on this morning, he was on good morning america, on the the gma on a different network. and you know the things people are talking about, too him b he said on gma this morning he doesn't want to talk about it any more. >> jon: wow. >> stephen: so i don't know if we are going to talk about it. >> jon: i think you should ask him about it. >> stephen: i might ask him why he doesn't want tubing about you going to talk to kevin hart, you going to talk about the thing, yeah, i'm asking him why we're not talking about. we'll talk bother stuff too because the guy can talk. talk. >> stephen: i could sit down and shutup for 20 minutes and it would be over. >> jon: do the thing with denira. >> stephen: oh, we don't tuck for like a minute, i done kevin hart is capable of that. >> jon: that is why you should try it. >> stephen: you have seen him over here, he can not talk for a minute, we'll have a starring contest, we'll find out. meanwhile there

ellen's message, i believe in second chances, she says, and i believe in kevin hart. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> tonight we're learning new details about the investigation into a highway tragedy in florida. seven people killed in a fiery wreck and five of the dead are children. nbc's kerry sanders is there. >> reporter: tonight, florida highway patrol examining the scene of the fiery head-on collision that killed two truck drivers and five children in a church van heading to disney world. >> it's going to be a punch to the gut of our community that will take us awhile to get past. >> reporter: in louisiana, the community mourning the victims as young as 9. investigators say they are still piecing together what happened. one of their working theories, a northbound tractor-trailer suaved hard to the southwest, slamming head-on into a southbound 18-wheeler. the church van hit the trucks as they caught fire. a pickup truck drove into the accident running over passengers ejected from the van. >> the chairman of the national transportation safety board would lik

kevin hart should not step down. step up and send an unequivocal message of acceptance to lgbtk youth that matches the force and impact of his initial anti-lgbtq remarks. >> he's said the reason he stepped down is he didn't want to distract from the winners, from the oscar winners or putensh ittp potential people in the audience. he wanted it to be about the performers and their talent. i thought that was an interesting choice to say it was about me. and essentially an opportunity to use that platform to again apologize to the lgbtq community and let people know he is indeed an ally. >> if not kevin hart, who steps in to host? >> i think -- excuse me. i think whoopee goldbering would be a great host. she's an egot. an emmy, a grammy, a tony. she's hosted the grammies and the it tonies. and she's expressed interest in doing it. can you imagine all the free publicity the oscars would have if she talked about hosting the it oscars every day "the view" and she's a feisty grandmother. and right now feisty grand mom's are

kevin hart took the job.at within the course of two days he quit amid this outcry of past homophobic tweets. he still in some ways is sounding like the victim a little bit. but i think he's trying to show an evolution here. there is clearly a pathway for him to go back to the oscars. >> here is kevin hart's reasoning for why he pulled out to begin with. >> i was given an ultimatum. i was given an ultimatum. kevin, apologize or we're going to find another host. when i was given that ultimatum, this is now becoming like a cloud. it was once the brightest star and brightest light ever just got real dark. i don't want to step on that stage and make that night about me and my past when you got people that have worked hard to step on that stage for the first time and receive an award. i felt like it was a conversation that was just going to continue and continue and continue. i would much rather say i'm sorry again and walk away. >> what's so demanding about apologize and you can still host? why is that a rough ult

comedian kevin hart is apologizing to the lgbt community after facing criticism over a year's old homophobicts and comments in his comedy routine. as you know the comedian backed out of hosting this year's oscars, and hart spoke about all of this on his radio show. listen >> i understand why people are hurt and i understand what these words mean. i am sorry. i am sorry. i said it again when i stepped down. i apologize. i wrote it. i said it. i know i did. these weren't words that i said to gay individuals. this is wrong now. because now we are in a space where i am around people of the lgbtq community and i'm aware of how these words make them feel and they said that [ bleep ] hurt because of what i have been through and they say, hey, man as a group, let's erase this [ bleep ] and we don't talk like that and we don't post [ bleep ] on social media and more importantly in the comedy act i want to make sure that i don't do anything else offensive. >> and don lemon made an appeal to hart to make it a teachable moment, and now never before seen before noon, don lemon. >> if nothing else, kevin

i like kevin hart. do you think there is a chance he will host now?e, how envy on social media wed itself to the mob. we talked about this with so many people. the consequence here. it's the fear of the back lash. it's not just the initial outrage. that's that ellen is facing a backlash. it was in the hollywood reporter. it was just a handful of people on twitter. the problem is the media, like the hollywood reporter, they elevate social media complaints as news worthy. they have a willing accomplice. corporations. the corporations are terrified. when they find out something is bubbling up on twitter, you better go on vacation for a few days and lighten up. the problem is because we are reacting, we are allowing social media to decide what is good and bad. you can't forgive anybody because the mob never forgives. you make a mistake 10 years ago, a lot of lonely people have the time and the effort to chase you down. it's pathetic! when ellen did that, that's immense progress and everybody has to follow that lead. >> what you see in culture is what you

comedian kevin hart may take his academy award winning hosting gig back and ellen degeneres is takingeat for giving him a pass. the internet is exploding with people griping about netflix new interactive film black mirror band or band or snatch, a choose your own adventure series -- i won't describe what happens to the lead character but suffice it to say, no matter what options you choose as you watch the film, you basically get the same endings. the more novel choices i made the more frustrated i became with the preordained finales that continued to pop up and it got me thinking. this is what the american voter has been going through for decades. every couple of years we go to the polls thinking we are going to control the new narrative. we are going to change things, now we are going to get the ending we want. in 2016, donald trump ran on a couple of key issues reviving the economy, trade imbalances and -- >> president trump: build the wall. [cheering] [chanting "build the wall"] >> raymond: like those bandersnatch viewers people made their choice, in this case trump because he was

>>> kevin hart. one-on-one after all of that backlash. what he now has to say and will he come back as oscars host. and what's revealing about his new movie. his first live interview on "gma" this morning. >>> and as a cold blast heads for the northeast, the shocking moment caught on camera. this car sliding on icy roads barreling right toward a house narrowly missing the man inside and now the new alert as more snow moves in. >>> good morning, america. hope you're well this wednesday morning. we want to get right to that first primetime address from the oval office for president trump, making the case for his border wall. >> the president called on democrats to fund it and declared the border situation a humanitarian crises, making a storof national emergency. >> but he did double down on his demands as the government shutdown hits day 19 with no end in sight. >> democratic leaders immediately fired back, accusing the president of playing politics, spreading falsehoods and even throwing a temper tantrum. the gulf between the two sides wi

. >>> a dramatic interview with kevin hart. will he make a return to the oscars stage? it is coming up only on gma. >>> people are in their feelings on the twitter this morning. >> they sure are. >> yes. all right, ginger, we will see you soon. >>> early warnings for earthquakes. the app now available in parts of california. >>> new developments in the dancing doctor controversy. the doctor who went viral last year is facing new legal trouble. >>> taking a live look outside ne on c 7 news now. weather and traffic throughout the entire commercial break. just one way we are hoping to make it a better day for you. >>> here's a look at live doppler 7. you can see it is dry right now. let me zoom out and show you what's coming our way. that is the storm that's going to bring us a burst of heavy showers and thunderstorms tonight through tomorrow afternoon. the storm is a two, moderate, on the storm impact scale. >>> new developments involving the so-called dancing doctor from georgia. ten new lawsuits have been filed against her. patients accuse dr. bute of recording music vi

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better life. >>> next tonight, comedian and actor kevin hart.er stepping down as oz car host this year, did ellen just get him his job back? >> reporter: tonight, comedian kevin hart talking open ly afte the string of homophobic comments he made years ago resurfaced. >> i'm not upset. i know who i am. i know i don't have a homophobic bone in my body. i know that i've addressed it. i know that i've apologized. i don't want to step on that stage and make that night about me and my past. >> reporter: degeneres, who has hosted the academy awards tries herself, went on to defend hart. >> i think it's perfect that this happened because there has to be a conversation about homophobia, and whatever they did, and whoever is trying to hurt you, it brought up you reminding people that you're a bigger person, that you've already apologized, that you're apologizing again. [ applause ] as a gay person, as someone who actually -- >> what? >> yes, i'm so sorry to break this to you. >> reporter: ellen then revealing she personally called the academy to vouch for

if it's funny. >> there was particular criticism that ellen was not the right person to resolve kevin hart'sat she was not from a black lgbt background, knowing that particular kind of homophobia. >> and i know kevin and he's a great guy, you know? and i've never experienced homophobia from him. his act? yes. and violence. yes, the joke was violent, you know? and if you think about the other part of it where there's these kids who see their hero saying if my kid comes home and he's playing with the doll house, i'm going to smash that doll house. first of all, not funny and second of all, it sends a message to some kid that, oh my god, i can never come out. i'm an abomination and the martin institute. over 67% of transgender homeless teens are people of color. over 40% of lgbtq teens who are homeless, people of color. it's really, it is thorny. used the exact right word. >> i want to come back to that for a second but before that, another thing that's bothering people, is that hart and degeneres seem to frame this as internet trolls and haters having an issue with this. >> right. >> diminishe

kevin hart was confirmed as the oscars host back on december 4 th. hin 24 hours anti- tweets an from eight or nine years ago resurfacedag getting big-time backlash. two days later on december 6, hart posted in instagram video accusing critics of being negative and another saying the academy had asked him to apologize, but he'd refuse. later that night the comedian changedhi his mind tweeting tha he would be stepping down ntcause i do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing and talented artist. i sincerely apologize to the lgbtq community for the insensitive words from my past. his who came out publicly in 1997 may lead to another about-face after ellen revealed she personally s called the academy to ask if they would take him back. >> they were like oh my god, we want him to host. we feel like maybe he was misunderstood or maybe itoo was handled wrong. but we want him to host with whatever we couldn't do we coul be thrilled. you have grown, you have apologized. you're apologizing again right now. you've don

so your buddy kevin hart -- >> well, buddy is a little -- >> frenemy. >> yeah. >> oh! you guys had to go battle head-to-head, who's better? >> kevin's a host, right? i created. big difference. >> wow. shots fired. >> my job. >> if i didn't know any better -- we do know better. we know they love each other. but if i didn't know, i would think it was on. >> dwayne recently wrapped disney's jungle cruise with emily blunt. emily is expected to be here at the globes because she's nominated for michael plonsker returns. >> if she wins she'll join it right here. we are backstage area, sunday. >> you know "entertainment tonight" doesn't do anything halfway. it's going to be bomb. >> emily is one of the few celebs dropping confessions. >> os your celeb crush? >> annette benning. >> rihanna. come on. smoking. that song she did, "stay." >> i love that one. >> gorgeous. it actually makes me cry. so beautiful. ♪ around and around and around and around we go ♪ >> it's your favorite stars like you have never seen them before, dressed like an alternate universe and letting it down. >>

bring your challenges. >> greg: kevin hart was on colbert last night with the talk show host breath hart host the oscars. colbert seemed suggest that hart hadn't done enough -- >> is there anything about the way you've handled the situation over the last month that you would go back and change of you had a time machine? >> no. >> really, really? >> no. >> you didn't apologize at first and then later you apologize. >> i'm over it. it's an onion. no matter how many times you keep peeling it, it's endless. >> it's not over until the audiences over it, not when i'm over it. do you have a sense the audience is over it? >> you can continue to live to please others or you can have a position when you know that you literally have done what you can to try to plead. >> greg: good for him. if there something we learned, while apologies matter, some people refuse them because to accept them kills the story in the fund that's found in persecution. that is colbert's concern. kevin, how dare you and the story without getting proper approval from myself or don lemon or the bob on twitter? hart stood his

. >>> first it's been 29 days since kevin hart stepped down. did he set the stage for a come back? >> i called the academy today 'cause i really want you to host the oscars. >> ellen practically begged kevin hart to host today. she even joked it was a done deal. >> we're back with this year's oscar host kevin hart. >> the comedian stepped down in december. >> one of my biggest fears is my son growing up and being gay. that's a it was wrong. >> i don't joke like that anymore because that was that was a guy just looking for laughs and that was stupid. i don't do that anymore. >> kevin told ellen there were people out to get him. >> somebody has to take a stand against the quote unquote trolls. you have to. >> right, but they're going to win if you don't host the oscars. >> ellen facing a backlash after defending the star. >> he's the man. he can handle it. >> emily blunt worked with kevin. >> he made me laugh so much. i adored working with him. i find him incredibly funny. w this moment. >> that's laura dern last night. at the palm springs international film festival awards gala and

kevin hart you know kevin uses his big thooheao pay it forward and "et!"nt. now i'm in a great mood because i'm out putting smiles on people's faces and doing it with my kids seeing them embrace giving and understanding what it means to help others, that's what it is about, what you pass down. >> his generous spirit is not just at it in the holidays, he does it year round. inspiring high school students >> you will hear a lot of nos they make you strong, and prepare you for the one yes. you're working hard to hear the one yes. >> comedian is all about giving kids opportunity so he's. >> you can call me hart of the city. >> yeah i made >> this is a thousand dollar scholarship from me to you. >> right now this is investing e the pride and joy by standing up and saying my money went to a much more useful thing than what i would have normally done with it. he brightens lives kids fighting cancer. >> everybody wants to be part of something has a positive effect. ultimately it's not about me, it's about the children, the people in need and the people who just ne

the big question now, could kevin hart get back in the ring? it seems that regardless, hart is once again attempting to make things right. >> once again, kevin hart apologizes for his remarks that hurt members of the lgbtq community. i apologiz >> that is kevin yesterday on his sirius xm radio show, "straight from the hart." the comedian's apology comes after he was criticized for initially refusing to apologize again for past homophobic tweets. >> we thought it was okay to talk like that because that's how we talked to one another. this is one now. >> one of my biggest fears is my son growing up and being gay. that's a fear. >> glad he apologized. >> one of his most vocal critics, don lemon who has urged hart to become an lgbt ally had words with the comedian. >> we spoke at length for over an hour. i wanted us just to talk to each other and to listen. >> don lemon goes on cnn and he is, like, you can fix this. become an ally. it's not my life dream. >> if he doesn't want to be an ally or a spokesperson, he does not have to do that. that's his

could kevin hart still end up hosting the oscars? ellen reveals she called the academy because she wants hart to host. she learned they would be thrilled to have him back. it comes a month after he backed out amid oscar host over homophobic tweets and reluctance to apologize. >> i had to address it and apologize and say i understand what those words were and what they were doing and why they hurt. i understood that to not use them. i don't joke like that anymore. that was wrong. that was a guy looking for laughs and stupid. i'm on social media every day. i got over 40,000 tweets. to get back to 2008? that's an attack. that's a malicious attack on my character. that's an attack to end me. that's not an attack to stop the oscars. somebody has to take a stand against the quote/unquote trolls. you have to. >> but they're going to win if you don't host the oscars. you know? >> hart tells ellen he has regrets and will reevaluate the role. the interview was originally scheduled to air on monday. she did not want to sit on it. wonders about p

ellen degeneres provoking really intense criticism this morning for standing by the comedian kevin hart from his gig as the host of the oscars after old homophobic comments came to light but now ellen is saying hart should be reinstated. >> i called the academy today because i really want you to host the oscars. >> reporter: this morning ellen degeneres feeling the heat for defending the man originally tapped to host this year's oscars. >> i said, kevin is on. i have no idea if he wants to come back and host. but what are your thoughts, and they were like, oh, my god, we want him to host. >> reporter: the two-time oscar host telling kevin hart on her show friday that she accepts his apology for his past homophobic tweets. ellen's support sparking intense backlash online. >> i think that while he said he was sorry, you know, his apology didn't match necessarily the toxicity of all of the harm that he's done. >> reporter: but "variety" reporting late friday that the oscars are now open to bringing hart back on. >> that's very conditional on how willing kevin is to continue down this sort

passioning talk show host defending kevin hart. >> you are apologizing again right now. you have done it. >> hart stepped down as host when homophobic tweets and jokes resurfaced on social media after it was announced he would host the show. they said he apologized multiple times. >> it was stupid. >> he said he didn't want the show to be about his controversy. >> i don't want to step on that stage and make it about me and my past when you have people that have worked hard to an award. >> he calls himself a victim of the social media attack. >> to go to 40,000 sweets to get back to 2008? that's an attack. >> ellen's endorsement drawing criticism on social media. the editor in chief posting i think she gave kevin a pass instead of having a productive conversation about what the words and attitudes mean. with just over a month to go, and kevin hart has been rethinking his decision if he is up for reconsideration. abc news, los angeles. >> so the plot thickens. new varieties reporting that officials with the oscars are open to hart returning if he wants to come back. the fas

. >>> kevin hart take a page out of oprah's book to say thank you for his team. >> the awards are already pouring in for the cast of mary poppins returns coming up in today's eye on entertainment. >> a live look in san jose to start off the new year. it is chilly but clear conditions. we'll be right back. >> you are ing live in london. they are celebrating 2018. look at all of the people lined up in the streets there wanting to catch a glimpse of this parade. >> today's eye on entertainment, kevin hart's old school surprise for his crew. >> a judge orders kevin spacey to court. >> reporter: kevin spacey will have to appear in court next monday to face accusations of groping a young man in 2016. a massachusetts judge denied the actor's request to skip the arraignment. spacey is charged with money indecent assault and battery and is pleading not guilty. >>> actress glenn close heads at the time palm springs film festival where she will receive the icon award for her performance in the wife. >> thank ensemble performance will go to the cast of mary poppins returns. and bradley cooper picks u

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with humira, remission is possible. >>> elendegeneres getting mixed reviews for defending comedian kevin hartnd personally pleading with the academy awards to have him host the oscars. hart and an actor/stand-up comedian backed out of gig when his homophobic slurs. the academy asked for an apology. he declined only announce his decision to say no to the gig. here he kplaps his decision to ellen. >> i don't want to step on that stage and make that night about me and my past when you got people that have worked hard to step on that stage for the first time and receive aprn award. i'm taking away from all those moments because the night is focused on something else now, in this case i just said i'm going to walk away because i felt like it was a conversation that was just going to continue and continue and continue. i would much rather say i'm sorry again and walk away. because i'm -- i want to be done with the conversation. >> so i -- i called the academy today because i really want you to host the oscars. i think that i was so excited when i heard that they asked you. i thought it was an amazi

liberty. ♪ >> martha: new speculation tonight that kevin hart's oscar gig could be back on after the pped away from what was once called opportunity of a lifetime. after homophobic tweets from several years prior resurfaced. hart speaking out for the first time in an interview with ellen who said as a member of the lgbtq community she would like to see hart again take the oscar stage. >> there are so many haters out there. whatever is going on, on the internet, don't pay attention to them. that is a small group of people being very, very loud. we are a huge group of people who love you and want to see you host the oscars. >> tucker: here now for ladies night, lisa boothe, careline and jessica tarlov. caroline, i'll start with you. she got backlash from that. ellen speaks from a place that most people will listen to on this. but the haters she talked about started to push back at her for suggesting that e should be let off the hook. >> she did get backlash. i don't know if the issue is whether he should be let off the hook. it's how he approached the issue when it first came to the fro

kevin hart apologizes for his remarks that hurt members of lgbtq community. i apologize. don lemon's respon. >> whether i like it or not, whether you like it or not, that is his right. if he doesn't want to be an ally, he does not have to do that. it is his choice. kevin is sorry for what he said. he says that he understands how it hurt, but he is not here to be an ally. okay. so we have to march on without him. glad he apologized. >> there is still no official word on whether hart will host the oscars. the motion picture academy indicated that it would still accept hart as a host if they approa -- he approached the group about returning. >>> the clemson tigers rolled over alabama to win the college football national championship. >> wide open, caught. and off to the races goes justin ross. and he is going to score! >> after trailing 16-14 in the second quarter, clemson reeled off 30 straight points to turn this title game into a rout. trevor lawrence threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns. he is your mvp. it is the second national title this three years for clemson and

it could have been much worse. >>> could kevin hart still host the oscars? in the interview on "the ellen degeneres" show today, she called the academy because she wanted him to host. it comes a month after he backed out over an outcry of past homophobic tweets and his reluctance to apologize. >> i had to address it and apologize and say i understand what the words were doing and how they hurt. i understand why people would be upset. that is why i made the choice to not use them anymore. i don't joke like that anymore because i was wrong. that was the guy looking for laughs and it was stupid. i don't do that anymore. i'm on social media every day. i have over 40,000 tweets. to go through 40,000 tweets to get to 2008? that's an attack. that's a malicious attack on my character. that's an attack to end me. that's not an attack to stop the oscars. somebody has to take a stand against the quote/unquote trolls. you have to. >> right. but they will win if you don't host the oscars. >> hart tells ellen he has regrets. he will reevaluate taking the hosting role. the

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she encouraged kevin hart to retake the oscars hosting gig. hart stepped away from the hosting gig of the oscars last month after being criticized for homophobic remarks he made on social media ten years ago. >> i don't want to step on that stage and make that night about me and my past when you got people who have worked hard to step on that stage for the first time and receive an award. >> we're back with this year's oscar host kevindegeneris says great at hosting the oscars and called the academy and asked them to reconsider him for the job. >> very nice. >>> one last look at the rain coming in for tomorrow, stay with us. >>> all right, so tomorrow may be a movie day? >> yeah, we have that rain coming in. we're looking at a quarter to three quarters on saturday. then sunday another quartero threeheed to the sierra, one too feet of snow. >> lester holtz is next. >>> breaking news tonight, president trump threatens the government shutdown could last months or even years, and the president signaling he might go around congress. >> we can call a

i lo kevin hart. obviously he's been on the show, so many times.t hang gliding, andecame a a quadriplegic.or and he wasnate enough to have the means to have caretakers. and one time along his journey, he met this man named abdel who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. and he said, "i need a job," and he was so honest and so ue o my character -- the real man, that he hired him.'s and ompletely unqualified for it, but -- and kevin plays that guy.ye >> jimmy. >> and they form a bond that 40 years later is still strong.s they all friends to this day. >> jimmy: oh, isn't that amazing? >> see e each other all the time. it leaves us with something that i think is really important now, we could use, and that's hope. there's a real upside to the end of the movie, if i m. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: ere is hope. i like that. i want to show everyone a clip here's bryan cranston and kevin hart in "the upside." take a look. [ loud opera music playing ] ♪ >> alexa, stop! >> hey. >> what? >> i'll get the shower ready. >> i want that on. >> no, man. lo

. >>> new controversy surrounding kevin hart.ellen degeneres is coming under fire for coming to his defense. also hundreds of fans line up for the steph curry party i what'with coverage havinthroughout your home? how about having internet that can help you save on wireless phone service? xfinity gives you the fastest speeds from america's best internet provider to stream on all your devices. plus, with xfinity mobile included, you can switch your wireless carrier and save hundreds of dollars a year. now that's simple, easy, awesome. get started for $29.99 a month for 12 months. plus, ask how you can get xfinity mobile included so all you pay for is data. switch today. >>> ellen degeneres is facing backlash this morning for coming to the defense of kevin hart. he stepped down from hosting the oscars following backlash to his past homophobe upper backic comments. abc's reporter has the story. >> reporter: comedian kevin hart talking openly about his dramatic exit at this year's host on abc after the string of homophobic comments he

kevin hart, we saw a sitdown with ellen, surrounding the controversy of the oscars and whether or notthe holidays, which included a ski trip to aspen, colorado. it turns out that kevin is not the best skier. >> a ski fall is one of the most dangerous falls you can take. i fell one time. i am a gadget freak. i have the gopro hooked up to the helmet. one to my chest. and i have the ski poles and i'm going. i fall. i'm going. boom, boom, boom, boom. and you can look at it on your phone. when i lookeded a the footage from my fall, it was the most horrific thing i could see in my life. my face is this way, but one of my legs kept coming in and out of the frame. you can hear my son -- dad. dad. i'm trying to still be a father. slow down. you slow down. >> hart reassured everybody he was not injured from that fall. if you want to watch his interview with ellen, check local listings later today. >>> justin timberlake. last year, the singer was traveling out over the world for his man in the woods tour. in december, doctors ordered him to be on rest for a month for a bruised vocal chord. that

ellen may have come to his defense, but kevin hart will not host the oscars. how the backlash against this comedian is different from others we have seen. stay close. spending time with the grandkids every minute counts. and you don't have time for a cracked windshield. that's why we show you exactly when we'll be there. saving you time, so you can keep saving the world. >> kids: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace ♪ >>> the 76th annual golden globes are tonight on nbc. that means the oscars are right around the corner hosted by someone other than kevin hart. he pulled out last month after homophobic tweets from his past resurfaced. he used the word gay as a slur and suggested that he would hit his son if he caught him playing with a doll house. last month, he tweeted, quote, i have made the choice to step down from hosting this year's oscars. i sincerely apologize to the lgbtq community. hart said he apologized in the past for making these jokes. vulture found he has yet to actually say he is sorry for telling those jokes. he has said he would avoid retelling

here's bryan cranston and kevin hart in "the upside."ck out the world. but can you at least do it to better music? >> have you ever listened to opera? >> yeah, opera's really big in prison. you could hardly get a seat on opera night. why can't we listen to aretha? hmm? you want to feed your soul, you listen to its queen. think about it. yeah. ♪ you better think think think about what you're trying to do to me ♪ ♪ think think ♪ >> amazing, isn't it? i sound just like her. >> yeah. when i close my eyes, which i needed to, it's uncanny. it's like identity theft. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: "which i needed to." bryan cranston, everybody. "the upside" hits theaters tomorrow. "network" is on broadway through april 28th at the belasco theater. we'll be right back with lana condor. stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ people know aflac... aflac! ...but not what they do. so we're answering their questions. aflac is auto insurance, right? no. uh uh. is it homeowner's insurance? no... uhuhuhuh! is it duck insurance?

. >> the new plan after kevin hart says no way he'll do it. >>> then -- >> it's like whoa. >> j.lo's deep dive into her love life as melissa mccarthy shows us who's the boss. >> that's when i feel my most powerful. >>> plus -- >> what really turns you on? >> oprah like you've never seen her. >> i got the whole negligee thing. >> getea over the top tmi. >> you would have thought i stripped myself buck naked. >> this is "entertainment tonight." >>> when oprah talks, everybody listens, but we have never heard her talk like this. >> well, i have before. i'm joking. no. this is oprah unfiltered talking about sex and dating with her bff, gayle king. let me give you a little taste. >> if i were a 34-year-old woman out here, working hard, i would be harvesting my eggs. >> we're just scratching the surface right now. trust me. they are just getting warmed up. . juiciest gems are on the way. >> our first topic is in new york with lady and gaga and bradley cooper just picked up some big-time oscar momentum. >> it just means the world to me. >> gaga was named best actress last by the national bo

. >> and kevin hart, no oscars, no problem. >> you're over it, right? >> yeah. >> so what's next? >> his next move that will keep him laughing all the way to the bank. >> swing do you, boom boom. >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >> hi, everybody and thanks for joining us. >> we have hollywood news to get to so here's tonight's top stories. >> jessica simpson's pregnancy cry for help. there it is in a post last night. the 38-year-old's swollen foot, ankle, calf and even golden glitter toes. the caption, any remedies? help. this is what she has been struggling with since october, and now she is reaching the breaking point. >> you posted on your ins insta story by putting french fries on your ankles. >> it was frozen alphabetic chicken fingers. >> i never thought of, that but how genius. >> my feet were so swollen and what do people do to try to defla deflate. they use ice, and i didn't have that, so i just used chicken. >> should be worried? no. these are just your typical pregnancy girl problems. but jess isn't alone in the i love my baby, but this pregnancy is kicking my behin

. >>> kevin hart may host the oscars afterall.estepped down after .uestionable tweets of his c homophobic remarks he made 10 years ago. ellen encouraged hart to take the gig. >> i can don't want to step on that stage and make that night about me and my past, when you got people who have worked hard to step on that stage for the first time and receive that award. >> we're back with this year's oscar host, kevin hart. >> he did say he would reevaluate hosting the oscars. >>> the seats are being installed inside their new chase center in san frusk o. long-time ticket holder joined kim hardaway to install the first row of seats. then they got to try them out. >> got to try them out. >> comfortable. the warriors say they're a bit wider than those in oracle with a little more leg room. >> the best seats in the house if you ask me. i like being a little high and the best view. nobody walking in front of me. >> it will open this noevl. november. >> that's krauzy. that's going to look so nice. life can change in an instant. be covered when

well, you know what, man, kevin hart is a great comedian.nd i'm sorry he won't be hosting the oscars, and i don't know who they're going to get to host. >> would you do it? >> huh? would i do it? oh, if they're mad at kevin, i think they'd be untenable if i did it. >> hey, i don't know if you know this, dave, but andy has just announced that he's expecting a child, his first child. it's going to be a boy due in a couple weeks. do you have any advice for him as a dad? >> yeah. keep your left up. it goes fast, buddy. congratulations, by the way. when are you due? >> thank you. thank you. in about a month. in about a month. >> yeah, buckle up. >> buckle up. that's good. >> you won a gram my this year, by the way. you really did have a huge year. >> i did. >> and, you know, i wonder, and you also just celebrated christmas in l.a. at the kardashians christmas party. what was that like? >> well, the kardashian christmas party, it was like being on the set of frozen. it was beautiful. it was one of the most elaborate house parties i have ever been

a look at who is urging kevin hart to reconsider after his twitter scandal. this is your time. >> and we get you ready for the golden >>> that's sandra oh and andy samberg rolling out the red rpet for the 76th golden globe awards. good morning, jason. let's start by talking about the movies nominated for best drama. >> s, happy n year. the golden globes this sunday ight, we're excited. bestdrama, it's weird how the golden globes do it. they divide it into two categoices, bestre drama and best picture comedy/musical. the front-runner on the drama side is "a star is born." bradley cooper's big directorial debut and the big star is lady gaga, she might come home with a golden globe for best actress. but i wouldn't be surprised if we see a little upset for the box office picture of the year, "black panther." it also has the mass appeal behind, it was highest grossing movie and a pop culture phenomenon. that's the one you're walking down the street. >> is talking about. don't count that out. we have spike lee's black klansmen. he opens with the big crane shot from

thank you. >>> comedian and actor, kevin hart, breaking his science o silence. hart is addressing his critics head on and he is talking about reconsidering his oscar decision in this new interview with ellen degeneres. here's a portion. >> i know i don't have a homophobic bone in my body and i addressed it and apologized and i know that within my apologies i have taken ten years to put my apology to work. i have yet to go back to that version of that immature comedian i once was. >> hart insists it was an attack on him. >> it was not a coincidence the day after i received the job, tweets manifested from 2008, and i don't know who follows me or doesn't, i am on social media every day and got over 40,000 tweets. to go through 40,000 tweets to get back to 2008, that's an attack, that's a malicious attack on my character. >> there are so many haters out there, and whatever is going on in the internet, don't pay attention to them. that's a small group of people being very, very loud. we are a huge group of people that love you and want to see you host the oscars. >> y

regular parking fees apply during the week. >>> kevin hart says he's reconsidering his decision to histep down as year's oscars host, thanks to encouragement from ellen degeneres. tonight, ellen is taking heat for supporting her friend and comedian. hart backed of the oscars' ig two days after he was named host. homophobic tweets and standup h joke made about a decade ago, ellen aired an interview on her talk show today. sh a calleddemy and they want hart back. >> i don't want to step on that stage and make that night about me and my past,hen you have people that have worked hard to step on that stage for the first ti and receive an award. >> some critics say ellen took it too easy on hart. he says he has apolorazed se times for his past during his career, even before they resurfaced last month. the oscars still needs a host. the show is 51 days away. >>> just two days away from another one of hollywood's biggest nights. the golden globe awards, honoring the best in tv and movies. you'll catch it here on nbc 4. as mark ports, aouple of trst-timers are taking ov hosting duties. the way tha