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Chelsea Handler poked enjoyable at Blake Energetic and Justin Baldoni’s ongoing authorized battle whereas internet hosting the 2025 Critics Selection Awards.
The comic introduced up the “It Ends With Us” stars’ seemingly unending feud throughout her opening monologue in entrance of the friends gathered at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday.
“I want to acknowledge that we’ve been through a lot lately, not just here in Los Angeles, but our entire country; waking up every day not knowing what news we’re going to hear that will disappoint or horrify us,” Handler stated, alluding to the wildfires that ravaged large swaths of LA in January and probably Donald Trump’s second time period as US president.
“So it is important in times like these to have a distraction, and that’s why I want to personally extend my gratitude to Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively,” the previous “Chelsea Lately” host quipped.
“Thank you for providing us with that distraction,” she went on. “I’m grateful. I think we’re all grateful. And I think we’re good. I think everybody in this room, no matter whose side you’re on, we can all agree to accept that there’s probably not going to be a sequel.”
“It ends with us, guys,” she added in a joking reference to the title of Energetic and Baldoni’s blockbuster movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel.
Although they didn’t escape the thirtieth Critics Selection Awards solely unscathed, Energetic and Baldoni had been spared from any barbs on the 2025 Golden Globe Awards final month. Earlier than the Jan. 5 ceremony, host Nikki Glaser introduced she wouldn’t be together with any jokes in regards to the pair in her opening monologue.
“I think the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni thing is such a hot-button thing right now that even a mere mention of it will seem like I could be on the wrong side of things, even though I would never be,” the comic informed Yahoo Leisure within the lead as much as the Globes.
She added, “I also don’t want to give his name any — I’m mad I even know his name, to be honest with you, so I don’t need to say it anymore.”
After rumors of a feud between the 2 swirled final summer season, Energetic sued Baldoni in December, accusing the “Jane the Virgin” vet of sexual harassment and orchestrating a retaliatory smear marketing campaign towards her.
Baldoni, who additionally directed and starred in “It Ends With Us,” denied Energetic’s allegations. In January, he filed a $400 million countersuit towards the “Gossip Girl” star and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, for alleged defamation and extortion.
Energetic’s authorized staff have described the go well with as “meritless.”
Representatives for Energetic and Baldoni didn’t instantly reply to The Submit’s request for remark.
