Kevin Hart reveals he lied about extent of his injuries from horror car crash

Actor and comedian also said that he had changed his outlook on life after ‘seeing the light’

Kevin Hart has revealed he lied about the extent of his pain following a car accident that left him with major back injuries.

The actor and comedian was in the passenger seat of his 1970 Plymouth Barracuda when it veered off road in Malibu and down a steep verge in September 2019. In a police report, it was declared that the car’s driver Jared Black was “driving recklessly” at the time of the accident.

While appearing on Joe Rogan’s hit podcast, Hart indicated that he could have died in the accident.

“My biggest cry in life came from the first day that I came home from the hospital, because I never had to see that house again,” he explained. “Like there was an option of me never seeing that home again. There was an option of me never walking on that driveway again. There was an option of me never seeing my wife and my kids again.”

He added that he covered up the extent of his injuries while in recovery, as he was concerned doctors may have encouraged him to stop fighting. Hart used a walker in the weeks following the crash, but was able to return to relative physical normality within two months.

“I lied in the hospital because I didn’t want them to know that I was having pain, because I thought that they were gonna stop me from letting me continue to try my walks,” he said. “I was giving the perception that it’s better than what it is.”

Hart also revealed that he was today in a good place, admitting that he no longer has “bad days”.

“It’s not until you get close to that light that you truly respect [things],” he said. “Miss me with any bulls***. I’m smiling because I have no reason to be angry because I don’t have to be here.”

In February, Hart compared his near-death experience to a “resurrection”, and one that was designed to help him “understand and to do better”.