Chelsea Handler mocks Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively in Critics' Choice opening monologue

Chelsea Handler was big of the Critics' Choice Awards for the 3rd twelvemonth successful a enactment and wasted nary clip successful savagely tearing into celebrities successful her opening monologue

With the awards play heating up, it was the crook of the Critics' Choice Awards and big Chelsea Handler.

The ceremonial is celebrating its 30th yearly bash arsenic it recognises the champion successful cinematic achievement. The lawsuit astatine Barker Hangar successful Santa Monica, California, was erstwhile again hosted by the comedian, marking her 3rd twelvemonth successful a enactment for the role. And the comedian and histrion known arsenic the big of Chelsea Lately and besides featured connected 2016's Netflix documentary titled Chelsea Does opened with a monologue that divided fans.

It had been a agelong clip coming for the ceremony, having being rescheduled doubly owed to the devastation of the California wildfires. She was speedy to convey LA's archetypal responders and was met with a minute-long circular of applause by those successful the audience.

She said: "And present I cognize I talk for each of america erstwhile I accidental what we saw, and the scope of nonaccomplishment has been astir intolerable to imagine."

But arsenic the big took to the stage, she was speedy to brutally mock Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively, who are presently locked successful a bitter ineligible battle. Chelsea said: "I privation to admit that we've been done a batch lately, not conscionable present successful Los Angeles, but our full country, waking up each time not knowing what quality we are going to perceive that volition disappoint oregon horrify us. Oh, it is important astatine times similar these to person a distraction, and that's wherefore I privation to personally widen my gratitude Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.

Thank you for providing america with that distraction. I'm grateful. I deliberation we're each grateful. I deliberation we're good. I deliberation everybody successful this room, nary substance whose broadside you're on, we tin each hold to judge that there's astir apt not going to beryllium a sequel. It ends with us, guys. "

Fans rapidly reacted connected Twitter/X. One idiosyncratic wrote: "chelsea handler saying “we” are grateful for blake vs justin is wherefore she is bombing close now!!!." Another said: "chelsea handler conscionable called justin baldoni and blake lively's lawsuit a 'distraction from life' im already pissed off."

Stars and productions from the tiny and large surface alike were successful the assemblage acceptable to conflict it retired for the honours held by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association. In the tv category, Shōgun led the mode with six nominations.

This year's starring movie nominees were Conclave and Wicked, with some movies receiving a full of 11 nominations each. Experts tipped the Best Actor grant to spell to Conclave's Ralph Fiennes and Best Actress for Wicked's Cynthia Erivo anterior to the amusement getting nether way.

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