Kevin Hart's statue with a pride flag appears outside the Academy Hall to protest his old homophobic tweets

Actor Kevin Hart resigned as an Oscar presenter after being outraged. Old homophobic tweets Source: Instagram / AFP

Like every year, the 2019 Oscars have been rich in events and lively debates, such as the hostless ceremony, a documentary on Indian menstruation and Billy's gold medals Porters. the tuxedo dress, many interesting details surfaced at the 91st Academy Awards.

However, one thing that seems to have attracted the attention of the Internet is a golden statue of actor and comedian Kevin. Hart holding a rainbow pride flag that appeared a few blocks from the Oscars on Hollywood Boulevard before the event.

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Entitled "Hollow Apology", this unauthorized installation is intended to draw attention to Hart's insensitive and homophobic comments that cost him the Oscars. Hart, who was supposed to be the host of this year's ceremony, resigned after being scandalized by some of his old tweets that he called "homophobic" and which resurfaced last December after his appointment as animator.

After seeing this tweet @benfraserlee I did a search every time Kevin Hart tweeted "homo", "homo" or "gay". It was … a lot. And he seems to have virtually stopped tweeting these words after 2011 – the year his first stand-up film became a hit. https://t.co/P8nTOilFgx pic.twitter.com/6uzPhnvt4F

– Adam B. Vary (@adambvary) on December 5, 2018

Hart had then announced that he was going to take a step forward. He did not want to attract the attention of talented people who would be rewarded that night. He also apologized for his previous comments and for the injuries that they could have caused to the LGBTQIA + community.

However, his excuses seem to have fallen in the flat ear, the anger aroused by his comments refusing to extinguish even though it was not part of the Oscars. The "Hollow Apology" statue was created by Los Angeles street artist Plastic Jesus, in collaboration with Joshua "Ginger" Monroe.

Plastic Jesus, guerrilla artist, is at the origin of many street art works both shocking and percussive. At last year's Oscars, the artist erected a statue of Mr. Too accused Harvey Weinstein sitting on a chair outside the hall.

Photos from Hart's photo have been posted on Instagram's Platic Jesus account. The artist was also behind the bare Trump statues installed in many US sites prior to the 2016 elections and the installation wall installed around Trump's star on Hollywood Blvd.

According to a statement given to Out magazine, the artist says that the statue of Hart had been created because they felt that the comedian's excuses were not sufficient compared to the remarks that & # 39; He had kept. Plastic Jesus said the idea behind the Oscars was to get Hollywood and the entertainment industry to think and examine each other more thoroughly to "evaluate what's going on right or wrong."