A California judge has granted Kevin Hart’s defamation claim against YouTube entertainment industry blogger, Tasha K, citing false accusations about Hart in a tell-all interview with Hart’s former personal assistant.
The decision gives Hart the right to proceed with the defamation suit. During a hearing on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Los Angeles, California Superior Court Judge, Holly Fujie, rejected a portion of Tasha K’s and her production company’s anti-SLAPP motion.
Miesha Shakes, Hart’s former assistant, stated in the December 2023 interview that the comedian was going to be charged in connection with a sex tape he recorded in Las Vegas in 2017.
The interview was released on Tasha K’s website, and shortly after the it went live, Kevin Hart filed the suit in December 2023.
Hart had also claimed he was being extorted in the case, but that claim was thrown out by the judge. In the interview, Shakes also revealed that Hart had repeatedly cheated on his wife.
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Additionally, she claimed he had gotten at least one woman pregnant, aside from having a gambling issue.
In other news, Kevin Hart has described himself as a “comedic rock star” in a post on Instagram, amid his ongoing feud with Katt Williams.
While the two have been at odds for years, Williams recently called his rival comedian out during an interview on the Club Shay Shay podcast.
“ComedicRockStarShit #LiveLoveLaugh,” Hart captioned his post on Instagram. He also shared two black-and-white pictures of himself performing on stage.
Druski labeled him the “goat” in the comments section, while fans shared lots of positive messages.
In the course of Williams’ comments during his conversation with Shannon Sharpe, he accused Hart of being an industry plant.
“No one in Hollywood has a memory of going to a sold-out Kevin Hart show, there being a line for him, ever getting a standing ovation at any comedy club,” Williams said.
“He already had his deals when he got here. Have we heard of a comedian that came to L.A., and in his first year in L.A., he had his own sitcom on network television and had his own movie called ‘Soul Plane’ that he was leading? No, we’ve never heard of that before that person, or since that person. What do you think a ‘plant’ is?” Williams wondered.
