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from receiving money in the divorce, due
to the fact that she is a comedian herself
with sufficient income to support herself.
The pair’s relationship troubles have made
their way into both of their stand-up acts.
Even though negative remarks were made
about one another during the course of the
divorce proceedings, Hart says there are
no hard feelings, stating, “We just didn’t
work out, but we’re friends.”
Hart’s relationship with his father is much
better now that the latter has recovered
from his addiction. He said in an interview
with The New York Times, “My dad said
I was supposed to be on drugs. I was like,
‘Dad, shut up,’ but then I thought about it,
and it was stupid, but it made sense. He
was saying that basically he was my example to never go down that road.
Hart also talks about his mother in his
stand-up routine, portraying her as a loving, yet intimidating woman. In 2006 she
succumbed to cancer.
On April 14, 2013, Hart was arrested on
suspicion of drunk driving after his black
Mercedes nearly collided with a tanker
truck on a Southern California freeway.
Hart failed a field sobriety test and was
booked for misdemeanour DUI. He was
released after payment of a $5,000 bond.
In 2005, he was nominated for the BET
Platinum Mic Viewers’ Choice Award.
In 2012 Hart was named MVP of the NBA
Celebrity All-Star Game regardless of the
fact that he was ejected in the fourth quarter for cursing at the referee and taking off
one of his shoes and throwing the other
across the court. He scored eight points
and had six assists in the game.
Hart then hosted the 2012 MTV Video
Music Awards. His longtime friend Judd
Apatow, the director who gave him his
first big on-screen break in the TV series
Undeclared, was the one who recommended him for the gig. Hart hopes that
this will project him further into a side
career as an emcee, stating, “Hopefully
after MTV, of course we’re talking Emmys,
Oscars, whatever.”
In 2012, Hart won a Best Actor trophy at
the BET Awards for his performance in
the box-office hit movie Think Like a Man.