During his appearance on Drink Champs, Kevin Hart defended Will Smith when asked to choose between Smith and rapper Ice Cube. Although Hart noted that both Smith and Ice Cube are his “brothers,” he chose the former. He explained that the actor was “not only a legend” but credited Smith for giving a platform to Black actors and creators in Hollywood.
Kevin also stated, “And people make mistakes, and from mistakes they should be allowed time to f**king recover,” he added in response to the hosts’ jokes about Smith, Chris Rock and the Oscar slap heard ’round the world. “And that this is no longer the world’s problem, it’s Will and Chris’ problem. Let them deal with that. The world should step out of it and let them recover.”
