Kevin Hart tells fans to 'always embrace your flaws and f*** ups' as he takes to the stage in Australia just hours after quitting Oscars amid row over homophobic tweets
He stepped down from his hosting gig at the Oscars amid the row over old homophobic tweets.
But Kevin Hart seemed over it when he performed at a stand-up gig in Sydney, Australia, just a few hours later on Friday.
'Kevin came on late but kept to his script. He seemed to be touched by the hugely enthusiastic response from the audience,' a source told Us Weekly.
Carrying on: Kevin Hart, seen at his show in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday seemed in a good mood when her performed in Sydney on Friday after pulling out of his Oscars hosting gig
'At one point during his act, when he was discussing his cheating scandal, he said, "Always embrace your flaws and f*** ups." He repeated it a couple of times.'
Last December Kevin admitted to cheating on his wife, Eniko Parrish.
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The 39-year-old made headlines on Thursday after homophobic tweets from 2009 to 2011 resurfaced.
The Academy asked the star to apologize for the tweets but he refused and then quit as host of the Oscars.
In his own words: The star, 39, posted an Instagram video explaining he wouldn't apologize for 'rascist' comments he made 10 years ago because he had already addressed the matter
He took to Instagram to make his case in a video, saying: 'I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year’s Oscars.
'This is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists.'
However the Night School star tweeted on Thursday: 'I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.
'I’m sorry that I hurt people. I am evolving and want to continue to do so. My goal is to bring people together not tear us apart. Much love & appreciation to the Academy. I hope we can meet again.
He also said that he had addressed the matter several times, addihg: 'I've done it, I've done it,' saying that he's in a completely 'different place in my life.'
Despite the scandal, the source told Us that Kevin was 'very upbeat' during his performance.
An old hand: Kevin was one of the presenters at the 88th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on February 28, 2016
Jetting in: Kevin flew into Sydney on a private plane on December 7, ahead of the row
'He was onstage for about an hour and remained in a good mood throughout, even cracking up laughing at one of his jokes about having his house broken into,' the source explained. 'No one specifically mentioned the Oscars at all.'
However, Kevin's opening act Joey Wells did make a passing reference to the controversy during his set, noting that it had been 'a hell of a day.'
Now the Academy has just 10 weeks to find a new host ahead of the February 24 broadcast at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Enjoying the night: Kevin and his glamorous wife Eniko Parrish at the Oscars in February 2016
