{"id":358626,"date":"2026-05-28T23:03:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/kevin-harts-friend-naim-lynn-defends-comedian-after-he-defended-tony-hinchcliffe"},"modified":"2026-05-28T23:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:03:59","slug":"kevin-harts-friend-naim-lynn-defends-comedian-after-he-defended-tony-hinchcliffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/kevin-harts-friend-naim-lynn-defends-comedian-after-he-defended-tony-hinchcliffe","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Hart&#8217;s Buddy Na&#8217;im Lynn Defends Comic After He Defended Tony Hinchcliffe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Na&#8217;im Lynn<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Kevin Hart Shouldn&#8217;t Be Taking Strays For Tony Hinchcliffe&#8217;s Mess!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-28T17:15:10-07:00\"><br \/>\n               May 28, 2026<br \/>\n              5:15 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-487fff002706888a78fabbf16ed0d3fc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-b1363b81-5151-43c1-bd9b-dbd1b8de789e-1837666004-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-b1363b81-5151-43c1-bd9b-dbd1b8de789e-1837666004-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Entertainment Culture\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e1\/16by9\/2026\/05\/28\/e100781bc75d4cccb5fed3fcc6e44a5d_md.png\" alt=\"052826 naim lynn kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-487fff002706888a78fabbf16ed0d3fc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6fc9055a6b2ec8c9e6489dfd131f9bba\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Na&#8217;im Lynn<\/strong> is sticking up for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kevin-hart\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kevin Hart<\/strong><\/a> amid the fallout from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tony-hinchcliffe\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Tony Hinchcliffe<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s controversial roast jokes &#8230; saying people are coming after the wrong guy.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6fc9055a6b2ec8c9e6489dfd131f9bba--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b269d858b8224943031c768dd03b858e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We caught up with Na&#8217;im at LAX Thursday, and he told us critics upset that Kevin didn&#8217;t publicly reprimand Tony during the roast should be directing that energy at Tony himself &#8230; adding if you&#8217;re gonna make a racial joke, it better be funny &#8212; and Tony&#8217;s joke absolutely wasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b269d858b8224943031c768dd03b858e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a60e4bfd3f2675c68cbdfb8c6e685852\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a60e4bfd3f2675c68cbdfb8c6e685852--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d7212b1554ffdd8f56128303d041613a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we reported, Hinchcliffe faced major backlash from fellow comics and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/george-floyd\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>George Floyd<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s family after making a joke about Floyd, along with cracks about lynching and the late husband of comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sheryl-underwood\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Sheryl Underwood<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d7212b1554ffdd8f56128303d041613a--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-809b126886b3882b685ec34635224001\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>But when it comes to Kevin? Na&#8217;im isn&#8217;t having any of the criticism. He calls Hart a stand-up guy and says there&#8217;s no reason for him to apologize for someone else&#8217;s material.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-809b126886b3882b685ec34635224001--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ee78105bf47bd8648aa83d7fcbb7a701\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20241218_013cb391eb384eccbe11c941aa9d5931\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:482a9f07-5a53-4e12-ba44-dca705df053c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/01\/4by3\/2024\/12\/18\/013cb391eb384eccbe11c941aa9d5931_md.jpg\" alt=\"Na'im Lynn performing\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ee78105bf47bd8648aa83d7fcbb7a701--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f642efe95d9ae6207e8843ee30cfb86e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Na&#8217;im also argues comedy is one of the last places for true personal expression &#8230; but says cancel culture has made comics increasingly afraid to push boundaries.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f642efe95d9ae6207e8843ee30cfb86e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1394fa3f1e6cb539c96ecb0f17c15050\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He says the outrage has overshadowed everything else they&#8217;re doing &#8212; and you&#8217;ve gotta check out the full clip, because he even reveals one joke that never made it into the show!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1394fa3f1e6cb539c96ecb0f17c15050--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/28\/naim-lynn-sticks-up-for-kevin-hart-after-roast\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Na&#8217;im Lynn Kevin Hart Shouldn&#8217;t Be Taking Strays For Tony Hinchcliffe&#8217;s Mess!!! 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