Blake Full of life and Justin Baldoni thanked for ‘distraction’ by host Chelsea Handler

TV host Chelsea Handler “thanked” actors Blake Full of life and Justin Baldoni at Friday night time’s Critics Selection Awards throughout her opening monologue.

The comic stated that individuals in Los Angeles and throughout the nation had been “via quite a bit these days”, and that it was essential in such instances to have a “distraction”.

Handler’s remarks have been met with laughter by the viewers however on social media she was criticised for “trivialising” the feud.

Full of life, 37, sued Baldoni, 41, in December, accusing him of sexual harassment and a smear marketing campaign. Baldoni is counter-suing Full of life and her husband, the actor Ryan Reynolds, on claims of civil extortion, defamation and invasion of privateness.

Baldoni can also be suing the New York Occasions for libel. Each events strongly deny the claims.

Handler started the ceremony, which was held in Santa Monica, by praising the primary responders who had tackled the latest lethal wildfires in LA.

“I need to acknowledge that we have been via quite a bit these days, not simply right here in Los Angeles, however our complete nation waking up day by day, not figuring out what information we’re going to hear that may disappoint or horrify us,” she stated.

“So, it will be significant in instances like these to have a distraction. And that is why I need to personally prolong my gratitude to Justin Baldoni and Blake Full of life.

“Thanks for offering us with that distraction. I am grateful… I feel everyone on this room, regardless of whose aspect you are on, we will all agree to simply accept that there is in all probability not going to be a sequel.”

“It ends with us, guys,” Handler concluded, in a reference to the 2024 movie It Ends With Us through which Full of life and Baldoni co-starred.

Neither Baldoni or Full of life have been current on the awards on Friday night time.

Video footage posted on-line exhibits the monologue as effectively obtained by the viewers.

However on social media, one X person stated Handler was “trivialising” the feud whereas one other stated the jokes have been “in poor style”.

In the meantime, Demi Moore took one other leap forward within the Oscars race, successful finest actress at Friday’s ceremony.

The 62-year-old, who additionally scooped up the award ultimately month’s Golden Globes, has loved a exceptional profession resurgence due to her position in physique horror The Substance.

“This has been such a wild trip,” stated Moore.

She thanked critics for celebrating “this style of horror movies, which can be ignored and never seen for the profundity that they’ll maintain”.

Moore’s win got here on the expense of Emilia Perez rival Karla Sofia Gascon, whose previous tweets induced a big fallout.

However the Spanish-language musical did handle to select up a number of awards on the night time, together with finest supporting actress for Zoe Saldana.

Anora, a movie a few stripper and occasional intercourse employee who marries the spoiled son of a Russian oligarch, bagged the prize of finest image on the finish of the night time, having missed out in earlier classes.

Anora’s triumph shakes up the race for essentially the most sought-after award on the Oscars subsequent month.

Different wins on the night time included Adrian Brody, who received finest actor for his position in historic epic The Brutalist, and Jon M. Chu who received finest director for Depraved.

Conclave received finest tailored screenplay.