Nikki Glaser names the topic that’s off-limits for her Golden Globes jokes
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “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,” she told the outlet. I’m mad I even know his name, to be honest with you, so I don’t need to say it anymore.” Lively last month sued her It Ends with Us director and co-star Baldoni for both sexual harassment while filming the movie based on Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name, and then orchestrating a smear campaign against her. Glaser said she would mostly avoid talking about politics at the Golden Globes A spokesperson for The Times has since told The Independent that they will “vigorously defend against the lawsuit.” The “role of an independent news organization is to follow the facts where they lead,” the spokesperson said. “People are just tired of hearing about it, even though it’s looming and it’s in the air,” she said, referring to Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20.