Floyd Family Criticizes Hinchcliffe Joke at Hart Roast

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe drew sharp criticism from George Floyd's family after delivering a joke about the late Floyd during Netflix's live "Roast of Kevin Hart" on Sunday at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.

Addressing host Kevin Hart, Hinchcliffe said, "The black community is so proud of you... right now, George Floyd is looking up at us all laughing so hard he can't breathe." The line referenced Floyd's final words during his 2020 death in Minneapolis police custody, which sparked worldwide protests against racial injustice and police brutality.

Travis Cains, a spokesman for the Gianna and George Floyd Foundation, told TMZ the family found the remark deeply offensive. He described Hart's apparent endorsement of the joke as "sad for the culture" and said Hart should have instructed Hinchcliffe to avoid the topic. The foundation expressed bafflement at Hinchcliffe's repeated references to Floyd, calling him a "racist comedian" and questioning how Hart would react if similar jokes targeted a close friend's death. "We are trying to rebuild things for our community and make things better in our community. Let's try to be a little bit more positive and not sit up there doing colon...