TV host Chelsea Handler "thanked" actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni at Friday night's Critics Choice Awards during her opening monologue. The comedian said that people in Los Angeles and across the country had been "through a lot lately", and that it was important in such times to have a "distraction".

Critics Choice Awards host Chelsea Handler mocked the "It Ends With Us" legal battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively, who were not present.

Chelsea Handler took the stage at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards on Friday, Feb. 7 with her arm wrapped in a bandage. She previously revealed the reason, even sharing a photo of her arm the night before the ceremony.