Kevin Hart's Once-$650M Company Is Imploding With Layoffs, Lawsuits and Absentee Leadership Claims

Kevin Hart's Once-$650M Company Is Imploding With Layoffs, Lawsuits and Absentee Leadership Claims

Kevin Hart's Hartbeat, the media company once valued at about $650 million (£482 million), is facing fresh scrutiny after a Los Angeles judge reportedly refused to force a legal dispute involving two former Black podcast executives into private arbitration. The ruling would keep the dispute in public court, adding to a string of setbacks for the business, including layoffs, executive departures and reports that Hart became increasingly removed f…