"You never heard a kid say, 'I can't wait to get home and play with my mum. You ain't never heard that. 'Can't wait for mummy and me time.' That don't exist. Don't no kids say that.
"All the fun responsibility lies on the shoulder of the father."
Hart clearly didn't 'read the room', especially given the current atmosphere after Hollywood's sexual harassment scandal has brought gender inequality issues under the microscope again.
Kevin Hart and Eniko Parrish attends Launch Of Laugh Out Loud on August 03, 2017 in Los Angeles. Photo / Getty
"The sheer acceptance of sexism in the opening monologue is saddening," one Twitter user said.
It's another blow to the Jumanji remake star's image after he recently confessed to cheating on his wife Eniko Parrish while she was pregnant. Their son Kenzo was born last month.
Kevin Hart and Eniko Parrish attend the premiere of Columbia Pictures' 'Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle' on December 11, 2017. Photo / Getty
"I'm hoping that she has a heart to where she can forgive me and understand that this is not going to be a reoccurring thing and allow me to recover from my f***ing massive mistake," he said during an interview with US radio station Power 105.1.
"That's what I'm trying to do not only as a man, but within teaching a lesson to my son. If you do something wrong, stand in front of your wrong s**t, don't run away from it."