KEVIN Hart has defended his friend Ellen DeGeneres, calling her “one of the dopest people on the planet”.

Amid ongoing allegations from former staffers that the talk show host is “cold” and has a “toxic” work environment, Kevin said that “this hate s**t” has to stop” and insisted that she had only ever treated his family with “love and respect.”

Alongside a picture of him with Ellen on her show, he wrote: “It’s crazy to see my friend go thru what she’s going thru publicly (sic.)

“I have known Ellen for years and I can honestly say that she’s one of the dopest people on the fucking planet. She has treated my family and my team with love and respect from day 1.

“The…