Don't worry about your lack of knowledge. Knowledge without intelligence is not very useful. And many modern scientists are lacking intelligence and critical thinking.

I think you refer to:
No Black Holes Exist, Says Stephen Hawking—At Least Not Like We Think - Black holes do not have "event horizons" beyond which there is no return, according to renowned physicist.

I think he is just bending the black-hole theory. From his theory, the quantum mechanics can cause stuff to escape a black-hole. The astronomers need that theory, because a lot of stuff escapes from "black-holes". We see very powerful plasma beams, like this one

I think that every part of the black-hole theory is broken. All black-hole images are just simulations and art. It is just a belief that they exist. And this belief blocks scientists from studying what is really going on.