‘Oh, He Left His Black Wife To Go Be With Some Exotic Chick.’ -US Comedian Kevin Hart Speaks On Relationship Rumours And His Failed Marriage

2013 was an awesome year for US Comedian Kevin Hart with the success of his movies, television appearances and magazine covers. In the February edition of Upscale magazine Kevin Hart opened up about his present relationship, failed marriage and success in the industry. Some of his response cause us to raise an eyebrow or two...

Speaking on his divorce

I read so much stuff that Black women say, especially about my relationship. ‘Oh, he left his Black wife to go be with some exotic chick.’ First of all, my girl is Black. She’s Jamaican. 

But they say it as if they know what me and my ex-wife’s problems were. When we first got together, our relationship was amazing. 

We got married young and our s**t got rocky. In my divorce, I stood up and said to my ex-wife, ‘Hey, I messed up. This had nothing to do with you.
I didn’t understand what marriage was. I cheated. I was wrong. We couldn’t fix it, it got worse. I stepped away because I didn’t want it to get any worse. 

Kevin Hart pictured with his girlfriend Eniko Parrish

Kevin and Eniko at the premiere of Think Like a Man

You’re the mother of my kids, I don’t want to hate you. And the only way that’s gonna happen, is if I’m the bigger man and I leave.’ I think that was a very mature thing to do. 

On His Success

I know how much I’ve put into my craft. And thus far, I don’t feel like I’ve half-a**ed my career at any point. And that is why I’m able to sit back and smile. Seeing people go crazy when they see my trailers come up and hearing them whisper, ‘I can’t wait to go see this’—it’s a good feeling. 

And on His Ex Wife Torrei joining the cast of New Reality show Atlanta Exes

I gave her my opinion on why those shows are put on air. I said, ‘Ask yourself if you really wanna get caught up in that world, because it’s not all glitz and glamour. You have no power over that editing.’ I just tried to give her the best advice based on my experience. 

Kevin's ex wife Torrei with their kids

She felt it was a good opportunity and she wanted to do it. At the end of the day, it’s my job: that’s the mother of my kids, I’m gonna support her. I still love her, I’m not gonna see her out there doing bad. So you just back the decision and hope that it becomes a good thing for her.