Overview
- Producers Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss said a CBS executive texted during rehearsal that Glaser’s on-air CBS News dig was fine to use.
- Glaser said she dropped jokes about ICE and the president because they felt wrong for the moment, contributing to a notably apolitical broadcast with no direct presidential mentions.
- She noted the week’s sensitivities included fatal ICE shootings that prompted some attendees to wear “ICE OUT” and “BE GOOD” pins on the red carpet.
- Steve Martin sent Glaser a “Trump Beverly Hilton” line but later advised her not to use it, reinforcing her decision to avoid naming the president.
- Glaser shared a long list of cut celebrity jokes—targeting Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Julia Roberts, Sydney Sweeney and Jonathan Bailey—after testing and tone concerns, as outlets tied her CBS quip to recent newsroom turmoil including Bari Weiss’ leadership and a pulled 60 Minutes segment.