Chelsea Handler mocks Blake Lively and Kanye West in savage Critics Choice takedown

Blake Lively and Kanye West were just two of the celebrities Chelsea Handler took aim at while hosting the Critics Choice Award. The awards ceremony took place on Friday night as celebrities poured intoBarker Hangar in Santa Monica to celebrate the achievements in filmmaking and television over the past year. None of the A-listers were safe from Handler’s cutting remarks as the host took aim at Nicole Kidman’s Babygirl sex scenes and joked that Ariana Grande was ‘dating a munchkin’.

She then joked about Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s ongoing legal dispute and Kanye West’s controversial antisemitic tweets. Handler thanked Lively, 37, and Baldoni, 41 – who were not present – for providing a ‘distraction’ from all the negative news. ‘Waking up every day, not knowing what news we are going to hear will disappoint or horrify us, it is so important to have a distraction in times like these.

‘And that’s why I want to personally extend my gratitude to Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively. Thank you for providing us with that distraction. I’m grateful, we’re all grateful.’. ‘I think everybody in this room, no matter whose side you’re on, we can all agree to accept that there’s probably not gonna be a sequel,’ she joked. ‘It ends with us, guys,’ Handler added. She also took aim at Kanye West who was also not present. While introducing Jesse Eisenberg to present the award for best supporting actress, she joked that Eisenberg was ‘from a movie we know Kanye West didn’t see.’.

Eisenberg starred and directed A Real Pain, a movie that focuses on two Jewish cousins who travel to Poland to honour their grandmother and learn about each other as old tensions rise. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. The comedian was making reference to the antisemitic slurs posted on social media by West hours before the ceremony.

The Gold Digger rapper, 47, spent hours tweeting on his X account on Friday morning where he weight-shamed women, targeted the Jewish community, and expressed support for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs -who is facing numerous sexual assault allegations. In one tweet, the disgraced rapper said: ‘I’m never apologising for my Jewish comments. I can say whatever the f**k I wanna say forever. Where’s my f*****g apology for freezing my accounts. S**k my d**k how’s that for an apology.’.

In another tweet, he said: ‘I’m racist. Stereo types exist for a reason and they all be true’. The rapper first began publicly making antisemitic statements in 2022. This led to him losing a 10-year Adidas partnership that had contributed to his billionaire status. Best picture: ‘Anora’. Best actor: Adrien Brody — ‘The Brutalist’. Best actress: Demi Moore — ‘The Substance’. Best supporting actor: Kieran Culkin — ‘A Real Pain’.

Best supporting actress: Zoe Saldaña — ‘Emilia Pérez’. Best young actor/actress: Maisy Stella — ‘My Old Ass’. Best acting ensemble: ‘Conclave’. Best director: Jon M. Chu — ‘Wicked’. Best original screenplay: Coralie Fargeat — ‘The Substance’. Best adapted screenplay: Peter Straughan — ‘Conclave’. Best cinematography: Jarin Blaschke — ‘Nosferatu’. Best production design: Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales — ‘Wicked’.

Best editing: Marco Costa — ‘Challengers’. Best costume design: Paul Tazewell — ‘Wicked’. Best hair and makeup: ‘The Substance’. Best visual effects: Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer — ‘Dune: Part Two’. Best animated feature: ‘The Wild Robot’. Best comedy: ‘A Real Pain’ and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ (TIE). Best foreign language film: ‘Emilia Pérez’. Best song: ‘El Mal’ – ‘Emilia Pérez’ — Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille.

Best score: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross — ‘Challengers’. Television. Best Drama series: ‘Shōgun’ (FX / Hulu). Best actress in drama series: Kathy Bates – ‘Matlock’ (CBS). Best actor in drama series: Hiroyuki Sanada – ‘Shōgun’ (FX / Hulu). Best comedy series: Hacks (HBO | Max). Best actress in comedy series: Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO | Max). Got a story?. If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.