Katt Williams and Kevin Hart have clearly moved past their public feud, which made headlines in early 2024.
Released Friday (November 13), Williams appeared as a special guest on the second episode of Ice Cube and Mike Epps’ new podcast, Listen and Laugh. Around the 46-minute mark of the video below, Epps jokingly mentioned that he has long referred to Hart as a “midget” and “punk ass,” prompting a playful response from Williams.
Williams recently appeared in Hart’s Netflix comedy film 72 Hours, just two years after publicly criticizing him as an “industry plant” during his appearance on Club Shay Shay. Epps also appeared in 72 Hours.
“I didn’t like the guy, and I had reasons that I felt that way,” Williams admitted while discussing Hart. “But when he contacted me, yeah, there was probably a list of 15 things in my head of things a muthafucka would have to say to get me to be from on-site [so] we can be good.”
Williams revealed that Hart offered an apology that was “worthy of [him] being forgiven.”
“To his credit, or the credit of him and Netflix or whatever it was, he said everything I needed to hear him say,” Williams explained. “So there was no working involved in the conversation that we were having. But then once that was behind us, now we can do whatever the work is.”
During another moment on the Listen & Laugh podcast, Epps joked that he joined the cast of 72 Hours because he “forgot he didn’t like” Hart. He added, “I still don’t like him. Little muthafucka. Caused all kind of grief in my goddamn life.”
Earlier in the conversation, Epps described Hart as “arrogant as fuck,” while admitting he still had “love” for the Mark Twain Prize recipient.
During his May appearance on The Breakfast Club, Hart revealed that he and Williams had settled their differences following a private conversation about eight months earlier, where they agreed to “figure out a way to work together.” That same month, Williams appeared at Hart’s Netflix roast, where the two comedians publicly put their feud behind them.
Nearly a decade before Williams’ appearance on Club Shay Shay, the comedian had already taken shots at Hart during a stand-up performance in Atlanta, calling him a “puppet.” That same year, Williams challenged Hart to a $5 million comedy showdown, suggesting they settle things inside a boxing ring. Williams eventually apologized for his comments, going on to describe Hart as the “reigning King of Comedy.”
“The fact that he’s a Black male like me and the fact that I attacked him with such vitriol at a time when our country is already divided in every way it could be divided,” Williams said during his appearance on The Big Tigger Show.
