Overview
- Hosting the 31st Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar for the fourth straight year, Handler joked she hadn't been invited into a Black person's house except Nicki Minaj's and asked who would want to go there.
- Reactions on social media split sharply, with some praising the zinger and others denouncing it as racist and classless.
- The joke followed Minaj's December appearance at a Turning Point USA event with Erika Kirk, where she praised President Donald Trump and made contentious remarks that angered segments of her fanbase.
- Fans known as the Barbz publicly renounced support in recent weeks, with some posting videos destroying Minaj merchandise.
- Reports at press time noted no public response from Minaj, and Handler's monologue also included digs at Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeff Bezos and Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav.