Kevin Hart's wife reveals how she discovered his affair and how they survived it
Actor and comedian Kevin Hart and his wife, Eniko Parrish, are opening up about how their marriage survived his infidelity.
In the third episode of his new Netflix special, "Kevin Hart: Don't F--k This Up," Parrish explained that she found out about her husband's affair after someone -- she can't remember who -- sent her a video of Hart with another woman.
At the time, Parrish, who married the comedian in 2016, was heavily pregnant with the couple's son, Kenzo, who is now two years old.
"Immediately I just lost it. I called him, I’m crying, I’m like pissed. Right then and there, I just kept saying, 'How the f--k did you let that happen?’" Parrish recalled. "He publicly humiliated me. Everything's on Instagram, everything's on social media, so it was an ongoing fight, all the time, every single day."
She added, "I kept questioning him, like, 'If this is what you wanna do, I don't want to be a part of that.'"
After the incident was made public, Hart, 40, issued a public apology to Parrish, 35, and his two children from his previous marriage.
In the documentary series, the comedian confessed that this period of time was "probably the lowest moment of my life."
"The toughest thing was just telling my wife," he said. "There is no easy way to have that conversation."
Hart said the worst part was "just knowing how you made somebody feel."
"There’s a major effect it could have on the people that you are closest to, who you love the most," he continued. "When I got to see that first-hand with Eniko when I got to see the effect my reckless behavior had, It was crushing, that tore me up. That really tore me up.”
The drama increased for Hart months later, when the comedian's longtime friend, Jonathan Jackson, was charged with attempted extortion after he allegedly threatened to release a video he secretly recorded of Hart having sex with a woman in Las Vegas. Jackson denied the allegations and according to reports, the charges were dropped.
Parrish, who said that Jackson's alleged betrayal deeply hurt Hart, still gets emotional when discussing the affair. However, she added that she was able to "maintain a level head" because she was so focused on Kenzo, who was born in November 2017.
"I wasn’t ready at the time to just give up on my family. I wanted Kenzo to be able to know his dad and grow up, so it was a lot," she said. "It was a lot for me, but we've been through it. We've gone through it. We've passed it, and he's a better man now because of it. So I'm happy that it kind of happened."
She said she believes in second chances and is "all about forgiveness."
"As long as he behaves, we’re good," she said.
