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Nikki Glaser Had a Golden Globes Joke About Benny Blanco She Thought Might Be Too Mean — So She Asked Him

Nikki Glaser had a joke about Benny Blanco at the Golden Globes that she thought might be too mean. So she reached out to him. Here's what he said.

Despite her success at celebrity roasts and comedy specials, comedian Nikki Glaser revealed at the TIME100 Summit on Wednesday (April 23) that there was one joke she told during the 2025 Golden Globes on Jan. 5 that she worried went too far. “I didn’t say anything that was like, calling anyone ugly or fat,” she told TIME deputy editor Kelly Conniff in New York City. “I said that ‘Selena Gomez is here because of Emilia Pérez and Benny Blanco is here because of the genie who granted him that wish.’ And looking back, I’m like, that could [seem] mean, because everyone’s like, ‘He’s not attractive enough for her,’” she said.

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