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Kirk Franklin is clearing the air with grace and humor after catching strays from Kevin Hart at this year’s BET Awards.
In a recent stop by The Breakfast Club, the gospel icon opened up about Hart’s now-viral joke during the 2025 BET Awards. While hosting the show, the comedian playfully told Franklin not to twerk while accepting the Ultimate Icon Award, quipping, “He be trying to blame it on the Lord. The Lord didn’t ask for that.”
But Franklin wasn’t offended—in fact, he gave Hart his flowers. “Kevin Hart is hilarious. I won’t even cap,” he said, laughing. “But I know there’s a community of the super religious that, if I enjoy something too much, it’s like, ‘Why he not praying for me?’”
The Dallas native spoke honestly about the tension that comes with being both a public figure and a man of the kingdom. “There’s this dichotomy you live in when you say you represent faith,” he said. “I love Jesus, but I’m not Him… I live in this broken house, and I live in a world where things are gonna be funny. When I stub my toe, I’m not speaking in tongues in the middle of the night—I’ma cuss.”
He continued, “You push too hard, it’s gon’ be hands. I’m not a perfect person. So when something’s funny, I wanna laugh.”
Kirk Franklin Claps Back at Internet Critics, Denies Wearing ‘Hoochie Shorts’ in Jamaica
Franklin recently addressed the controversial video from his 2024 performance in Jamaica during an appearance on Angie Martinez’ podcast.
Franklin denied that he was wearing “booty shorts,” also jokingly disagreeing with Martinez calling the pants “hoochie daddy shorts.”
“It was just a regular look that I had on,” he continued. “I had some Travis Scotts on and I was doing a concert.”
Franklin added that the public’s fixation on his outfit became “fatiguing” and that “social media gives everybody that microphone.”
Franklin didn’t hold back when addressing the judgment he’s faced online, especially from those within Christian spaces. “Some people are weaponizing Christianity,” he explained. “It’s not social media that’s evil—it’s people whose hearts aren’t healed or surrendered using it as a tool for harm.”
Whether he’s making gospel hits or taking a joke on the chin, Kirk Franklin stays grounded in truth—and that’s exactly why he’s still the ultimate icon.
