Liberal comedian Chelsea Handler recently slammed First Lady Melania Trump with a controversial joke during the Critics Choice Awards on Friday evening. In remarks about the lineup of biographical movies that have been released lately, Handler compared Melania to a prostitute when referencing the film “Anora,” about a “young sex worker.” Handler is known for making controversial, eye-catching statements, particularly about conservative political figures.
Standing on stage before a Hollywood crowd, Handler said, “It was a huge year for biopics, A Complete Unknown about Bob Dylan, Maria, about Maria Callas.” Moving to call out the first lady, the comedian then said, “And Anora, about Melania Trump.” The crowd, typically known for being overtly anti-Trump, reacted with a roaring laughter.
According to an IMBD description of “Anora,” the plot revolves around a “young escort from Brooklyn” who “meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy tale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.” However, Handler wasn’t done criticizing conservatives.
Handler also called out actress Cheryll Hines for being married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is set to be confirmed as the Trump administration’s secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The comedian claimed that actors who didn’t win awards “will just be in the background, questioning your life choices, like Cheryl Hines at a Senate confirmation hearing.”
Furthermore, Handles also took a shot at President Donald Trump’s efforts to combat diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), suggesting she was a DEI hire. She also joked, “I wanna acknowledge that we’ve been through a lot lately … our entire country, waking up every day, not knowing what news we’re gonna hear that will disappoint and horrify us..”
The American Tribune reported on other comments from Handler last year, when she attacked Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker for his conservative Catholic beliefs. “As you may have heard, there’s a man by the name of Harrison Butker, who’s talking more than I typically like for a male. He’s a kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs and I learned that kickers rarely get tackled,” she said.
She continued in her rant against the Christian kicker, “So based on his misogynistic rant during a recent commencement address, I’m guessing this Bible thumper thumped himself a little too hard with his Bible and gave himself CTE.” She continued, “First of all, Harrison, you’re a kicker. So you have one important part of your body and it’s not your f***ing brain.”
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Watch Handler’s dig at First Lady Melania Trump below:
Watch Handler rant about Harrison Butker for publicly and unapologetically expressing his Catholic values below:
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