Nikki Glaser during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Gilbert Flores/GG2025
Nikki Glaser, who hosted the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday night (Jan. 5), is facing criticism after poking fun at the allegations against Diddy during her opening monologue.
Attorney Ariel Mitchell, who represents a number of clients accusing Diddy of sexual assault, told TMZ that she “hopes Nikki herself has never been sexually assaulted or mocked for it,” and that “making light of this ugly situation is exactly why so many sexual assault victims never come forward and report their abuse.”
Per the publication, another attorney of Diddy accusers, Tyrone Blackburn, said he’d “expect a comedian of Nikki’s success to be skilled enough to find humor that doesn’t make light of drugging and rape.”
While joking about the Zendaya-starring Challengers, Glaser said during her monologue, “That movie was more sexually charged than Diddy’s credit card.
She continued, “I mean, seriously, I’m upset too. The after party isn’t going to be as good this year, but we have to move on. A Stanley Tucci freak-off doesn’t have the same ring to it. No baby oil this year — just lots of olive oil.”
The disgraced music mogul was arrested in September in New York City, and Manhattan federal prosecutors are accusing him of operating a criminal enterprise centered on his “pervasive pattern of abuse toward women.” If convicted of the charges, Combs is facing a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life behind bars. Diddy pleaded not guilty and his attorney, Marc Agnifilo, has maintained his client’s innocence.
He has repeatedly been denied bond and will remain behind bars until his trial begins in May 2025.
