Ellen gets real with Kevin Hart, nudges him to host Oscars

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Kevin Hart went on Ellen and discussed his decision to step down from hosting the Oscars after homophobic tweets from his past resurfaced.

Ellen DeGeneres, a friend of Hart’s, allowed him to explain the outrage and news cycle from his perspective. She then told him that she had spoken to the Academy and wants Hart to take back the gig, starting the hashtag #OscarsNeedHart.

In this conversation, @KevinHart4real was authentic and real, and I’m in his corner#OscarsNeedHart https://t.co/nhMwSefrMl

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 4, 2019

DeGeneres described going to dinner with Hart after she hosted the 2014 Oscars, when he expressed his desire to get the gig. Hart reiterated that he had always wanted to host, that he would be the fourth black person in history to get the job. Read more…

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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are suspiciously good at The Dating Game on ‘Ellen’

On Tuesday’s episode of Ellen, ice dancing champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir claimed once again that they are not dating. This did not persuade me, a person whose most strongly held belief is that Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are dating. …

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Could a revived ‘Seinfeld’ even make sense in modern-day America?

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Seinfeld was, famously, a show about “nothing.” But if Jerry Seinfeld were ever to bring it back — as he suggested was “possible” during a recent appearance on Ellen — would nothing still fly?

Seinfeld‘s cast of 30-something singles feels today like a snapshot of 1990s America. Thumbing through reruns on Hulu, it quickly becomes evident that plenty of the humor didn’t age well. 

There’s the running gay joke, “not that there’s anything wrong with that.” The various shades of misogyny in the way Jerry, George, and Kramer conduct their dating lives. The jarring lack of diversity in the cast. Even innocuous gags, like the half-hour build-up to a punchline in “The Parking Garage” that today’s cellphones would render obsolete, would never fly today. Read more…

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The Rock says he’s ‘seriously considering’ running for president on ‘Ellen’

Get ready for the the possibility of President The Rock. Maybe it’s President Rock? 
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, a lovable and charismatic pro wrestler turned movie star continues to hint at the possibility of a presidential run in the 2020 e…

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