The Kevin ‘Hart House’ Restaurants and the Case of Misguided Speculation
Social media chatter suggesting the closure of the Hart House restaurants is linked to Sean "Diddy" Combs' arrest is unfounded, and it shows in the timeline of the two events.
Is Kevin Hart’s decision to close down all his Hart House restaurants prompted by Diddy’s arrest? Well, if you’re to believe the X trends, the answer would be yes.
User Robert Crosby is one of many voices online who have drawn a connection between the two events, as he tweeted: “Kevin Hart closed all his restaurants after finding about Diddy's arrest. Do you think he’s involved?” The post garnered nearly 2 million views.
Mathematically, however, something doesn’t add up. Diddy was arrested on 17 September, four days after Kevin Hart announced the closure of his restaurants on 13 September.
To establish a direct link, one would have to believe that law enforcement officials tipped Kevin Hart off about their operations at least five days in advance. How likely is that?
No, on the balance of probability, linking the closure of the Hart House restaurants to Diddy’s arrest is simply untrue.
But spurious speculations are what get you millions of views on X, and it’s unlikely that anyone making a connection between the two incidents even believes what they write. They just won’t let the facts get in their way.
Unfortunately, the unsuspecting reader with no time to look into the facts may be misled. But at Bullcrapp, it’s our job to question stories and establish what’s at the bottom end.
And we can say this: The chatter suggesting that Kevin Hart's closure of his Hart House restaurants is linked to Sean "Diddy" Combs' arrest is unfounded—the timeline reveals no correlation between the two events.
Hart’s plant-based fast-food chain had four locations in Los Angeles County, including Westchester, Monrovia, University Park, and Hollywood.
They were opened just two years ago, and the announcement of the closure offers no explanation for the decision.