"When the Golden Globes kicked off on January 11 at 5 p.m., the eyes and ears of the United States and, by extension, the world turned to Nikki Glaser. The show's host was virtually unknown in 2025, when she first presented the ceremony, but her quick wit and charm quickly established her as one of the country's most beloved comedians and earned her an invitation to return this year."
"However, the comedian smiled, made fun of Leonardo DiCaprio and the age of his girlfriends, for the umpteenth time, and, although she made a handful of good jokes including one about the CBS network and the poor quality of its news and another about the best editing award for the Department of Justice, for the Epstein documents she barely uttered a word about the delicate and complex situation in the country, much to everyone's surprise... Or perhaps no one's?"
"There's a history of actors suddenly finding they can't get hired. It's also this kind of shadow process to stifle dissent or stifle statements too, explains Matthew Macallister, PhD in communications and a media professor at Penn State University. We've also seen a willingness to really be vengeful to public figures, adds Macallister, who is a popular culture specialist at the Bellisario Cen"
Nikki Glaser hosted the Golden Globes on January 11 at 5 p.m. She rose from relative obscurity after 2025 to become a beloved comedian invited to return. Twelve months into Donald Trump's second term, the United States faced pressing issues including Greenland, Iran, Venezuela, and immigration enforcement operations and protests. Glaser made jokes about Leonardo DiCaprio, CBS's news quality, and the Department of Justice's editing of Epstein documents but largely avoided addressing the country's fraught political climate. Hollywood maintains a long pattern of complicated relations with national politics, and outspoken entertainers can face career repercussions or informal suppression.
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