Comedian Kevin Hart has finally opened up about the infamous night in 2017 when he was unfaithful to his wife, Eniko Hart, with a stranger in Las Vegas.
According to Hart, he was pressured into taking Molly by an unnamed friend on that fateful night. Unfortunately, the drug not only took him on a wild ride but also nearly cost him his entire family.
In a deposition, Hart admitted that he was initially hesitant to take the drug.
“No, I don’t really mess with drugs like that,” he told the friend. However, he eventually gave in to the friend’s persistent persuasion.
Hart described the events of that weekend, when he met a woman named Montia Sabbag, in a court document.
Hart stated that he brought Sabbag and another woman, Morgan, to his hotel room, despite being married to Eniko, who was pregnant with their first child at the time.
The actor testified that Morgan did not stay the night, but Sabbag did. She allegedly planned the encounter, knowing that Hart, worth $250 million, was an easy target if she could get him to sleep with her.
Sabbag was unable to get Hart to bed on the first night, but she was able to entice him into having sex with her the following morning, Hart claimed.
“I did not have sex with [Montia] that night,” he said. “I had sex with her the following morning. She woke me up.”
Hart broke down the encounter, saying Sabbag was trying to “get closer to the hidden camera” that ultimately recorded their tryst.
The Philadelphia native also claimed that he suspected the camera had been covertly placed beforehand, stating that he never saw Sabbag leave the bed and believed the footage was intended for extortion.
Many followers on Instagram weighed in on Hart’s admission, saying the drugs made him break his vow to his wife.
One person wrote, “No, he cheated and then came up with an excuse for it! But there is NO excuse good enough! @kevinhart !!!”
Another added, “Oooo so it’s Molly’s fault his D slipped up. Ok ok… No biggie. Nah, but seriously, anyone who cheats and says it’s because of drugs is lying, drugs don’t make you cheat.”
A third comment told him to “Leave Molly out of this little fella.”
Kevin and Eniko Hart. (Photo: @kevinhart4real/Instagram)A few followers wondered why the story is still going on after almost a decade.
“He talked about this before it hit the press,” one follower quipped. “He talked about it after the court proceedings. He then had his wife talk about it in a Netflix special. Why IN THE WORLD is he bringing this up SEVEN years late? He must like humiliating his wife, some kind of kink or something.”
As a gesture to rectify his past behavior, Hart said he would only return to Las Vegas if his wife is with him.
Beyond the public fallout from cheating on his wife, Hart remains embroiled in a legal battle with his former friend Jackson.
Initially charged with two felony counts of extortion related to the sex tape and leaking the video of Hart, Jackson saw those accusations dropped.
Jackson had always maintained his innocence.
Now, his former friend of over 15 years has filed a lawsuit against Hart, accusing him of failing to adhere to the terms of a settlement requiring the comic to publicly clear Jackson’s name.
Hart’s former assistant Miesha Shakes claims he fabricated a story that pointed the finger at others, when actually it was he that recorded the sex video with Sabbag. She made the allegations public in an interview with YouTube gossip maven Tasha K. Hart later filed a lawsuit against his former assistant.
In Jackson’s case, he alleged that Hart was dishonest about the entire ordeal and breached a settlement agreement they had crafted together.
Jackson claims Hart promised to make a strong public statement declaring his innocence in the Las Vegas sex tape scandal but failed to do so.
According to Jackson, Hart was supposed to mention that “the incident” cost him “a very valuable friendship” with someone he “loved.”
The statement was also supposed to exonerate Jackson clearly, with Hart saying he is “proud to say that all [the] charges against JT Jackson have been dropped” and that Jackson “is not guilty and had nothing to do with it.”
Hart never did that. Instead, he took to social media and said Jackson had “been found not guilty” because “those charges have been dropped against him.”
Jackson, who is seeking over $12 million in damages and a trial, said Hart’s statement failed to “clear [his] name unequivocally and restore his reputation.”
Hart has not shared a statement on his comments outside of the legal proceeding.