On Tuesday's episode of HBO's "The Shop: Uninterrupted," the "Old Town Road" rapper shared the backstory behind his decision to come out publicly over the summer. HBO and CNN are owned by the same parent company, WarnerMedia.

"The Shop" is an unscripted series that highlights the open conversations that happen in a barbershop. The episode featured celebrities Hart, Maverick Carter, Rob Gronkowski, Kevin Love, CJ McCollum, Charlamagne tha God and Paul Rivera.

In the pre-recorded episode, McCollum asks Lil Nas why he chose to open up about his sexuality when he did.

Before the rapper could respond, Hart -- who stepped down from hosting the Oscars in 2018 after homophobic tweets he'd made years earlier resurfaced -- interjected.

"He said he was gay," Hart said. "So what?"

.@lilnasx speaks the truth about hisin my eyes. But if you're doing this while you're at the top, you know it's for real," he said. "It's showing it doesn't really matter, I guess."

Lil Nas posted a series of tweets on the last day of Pride month , where he intended to share with his followers that he identifies as gay.

That didn't stop him from topping the music charts, especially after his viral hit with Billy Ray Cyrus that later became the longest-running No. 1 hit on Billboard's Hot 100

Some have accused Hart of gaslighting Lil Nas, a tactic used to make a person question reality. Hart is in the hospital recovering from a car accident this weekend and has not responded to the accusations.

A series of homophobic tweets Hart made between 2009 and