Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler Blames The Kardashians For Trump's Win

... Blames the Kardashians for Donald Trump's Win. January 17, 2017 @ 11:18 AM. PHOTOS: Donald Trump's Most Offensive and Outrageous Quotes Ranked. Chelsea Handler; Donald Trump. Getty Images. "[The media] were treating him as an entertainer first," the 41-year-old comedian, who was an avid Hillary Clinton supporter, told Variety on Tuesday, January 17. "It was a reality show. We've turned into a reality show. I blame the Kardashians, personally; the beginning of the end was the Kardashians. The way these people have blown up and don't go away — it's surreal. Everyone is for sale.". The Kardashians are often the butt of Handler's jokes on her Netflix talk show, Chelsea, though she is friends with Khloé Kardashian. And last April, Handler suggested during an interview with Jimmy Fallon that her E! series, Chelsea Lately, was canceled because her backside wasn't "big enough" to compete with the other famous derrières on the network. Guess What Kim K.’s Favorite Part of Her Trip to Dubai Was. Jokes aside, the funnywoman, who broke down in tears on ...

I Blame The Kardashians For Donald Trump’s Win

... results. Shortly after Donald Trump’s shocking win, a “sad, disappointed, and confused” Handler interviewed former senator Barbara Boxer, who encouraged Handler and her audience to “fight even harder for our country.” In early December, Handler wrote an op-ed on the blog Thrive with a message for women that echoes Boxer’s. In a new Variety interview , the talk-show host again returned to the topic of the 2016 election. This time, she suggested that a certain reality-TV family might be to blame for Trump’s win: the Kardashians. When asked what America could have done differently, Handler had only one answer: “Stop covering Trump so much. It was a reality show. We’ve turned into a reality show.”. She continued, this time invoking the family name that is perhaps most often associated with the term “reality show”. “I blame the Kardashians, personally; the beginning of the end was the Kardashians,” she said. “The way these people have blown up and don’t go away—it’s surreal.”. ...

Chelsea Handler, Jessica Williams, Aisha Tyler And Others Take The Stage At The Women's March At Sundance

... emerge—our team will show you what’s happening and why it matters. Jan. 21, 2017, 10:20 a.m. Park City, Utah. Chelsea Handler, Jessica Williams, Aisha Tyler and others take the stage at the women's march at Sundance. Jen Yamato. Steven Zeitchik. Jessica Williams at the women's march at Sundance. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times). Neither the snow nor the possible conflict with Robert Redford's private brunch stopped Sundance filmmakers from participating in the women's march at Park City, Utah. Led by comedian Chelsea Handler, the independently organized event featured speeches by filmmakers, local politicians and activists, including Aisha Tyler, Jessica Williams, Dolores Huerta and Maria Bello. "It's not 1917; it's 2017," said Handler as she addressed the crowd gathered for the rally. "Who knew we had to fight for progress we already had?". Tyler paid homage to previous activists in her remarks. "If people felt despair ...

The Outspoken Chelsea Handler Shared Her Opinions Of Donald Trump Just Hours Before He Became The President

... has the “highest IQ of any cabinet ever assembled”… and that includes the cabinets from the Malm collection @ Ikea. — Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) January 19, 2017. She also shared an image of fireworks over the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C. and slammed Trump for his rumored relationship with Russia. While some might see “U. S. A.” spelled out in the fireworks, Handler apparently saw something completely different. “It looks like Putin also bought Trump’s fireworks… #Trump Inauguration #United Statesof Russia,” she wrote. It looks like Putin also bought Trump's fireworks… #Trump Inauguration #United Statesof Russia __link__/Gd Yqdlcmzn. — Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) January 20, 2017. On Thursday night, Handler shared a drink with her “registered republican” friend, Shannen Doherty. RELATED: Barbra Streisand writes a scathing essay calling Donald Trump “clueless, reckless, graceless, mindless and ...

Chelsea Handler To Lead ‘women’s March On Main’ During Sundance Film Festival

... and stronger than ever.," Handler wrote in a statement. The city is setting up a bus bridge, asking people to park at Richardson Flats at the 248 exit on Highway 40, then ride a series of buses into town. "Participants can text March on Main to 888777 and they'll get updates on traffic impacts, parking lots, street closures, etc," said Jager. Since the Women's March on Main is expected to fall in the middle of the Sundance Film Festival, organizers expect the march could receive national attention. They are also realistic that weather and large crowds could keep some people away. "We're telling people to give themselves an hour and a half from parking to getting into town," said Levine. The march starts at 9 a.m. in front of the Wasatch Brew Pub. From there, the march will go down the hill on Main ...

Chelsea Handler To Lead 'women's March' At The Sundance Film Festival

... month to coincide with the Women's March in Washington, D. C., Mashable can exclusively report. If everything comes together as planned, Handler will lead the procession — which is not affiliated with the festival — on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. local time. It's one of more than 200 sister marches planned in all 50 states and in 20 countries around the world. SEE ALSO: Netflix's Chelsea Handler Deal Is About Much More Than Chelsea Handler. With the creation of a Facebook page sometime last month, organizers revealed the Women's March on Main, and rumors had been swirling about Handler's involvement for days. "Sundance has always been a platform for change: not only for filmmakers and filmmaking, but also for big ideas for the future," Handler told Mashable in a statement. "If there's anything I learned in the last year, it's that we need to be louder and stronger than ever about what we believe in, so I joined some incredible women from around the country to bring our voices together in the streets of Park City. The Women’s March on Main will be an opportunity for the creative community and those in Utah ...

Chelsea Handler On Why She'll Lead The Sundance March Against Our Predator-in-chief Guest Column

... our brothers, our uncles, our nephews and our husbands — will march on Washington, D. C., Los Angeles, Park City and all across the world on Jan. 21 to show our passion and resolve for the democratic spirit of America that respects all women’s right to live in a society as equals, not as second-class citizens. Women are under a right-wing political assault, and I intend to fight back with all my might against a Republican president, a Republican Congress, and the radical, religious right who are drooling to defund Planned Parenthood health services nationwide. Planned Parenthood is an American institution that is 100 years old, an organization that 2.5 million Americans visit each year, and an resource that provides female health and education services on cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer screenings, endometriosis, pap tests, HPV tests, female ...

Celebs Join Anti-trump Women’s Marches

... all been under attack, and a platform of hate and division assumed power yesterday. But the president is not America. We are America, and we are here to stay.”. The Washington march included plenty of men, too — some of them wearing “pussyhats” in solidarity. Among the performers were soul artist Maxwell and Janelle Monae. “It’s because of women that we’re all here,” Maxwell said. “I’m so happy to say that I was here for the women. This is one for the books.”. In New York, Goldberg told a cheering crowd that “what’s at stake is everything you believe in. We’re going to show America what we can do in New York.”. Mirren, who is British, said that on this day, she was a New Yorker. And Nixon said she was there “to tell Washington they need to think twice about messing with women and think twice about messing with New ...