"Handler has previously spoken publicly about attending a weird dinner at Epstein's home with journalist Katie Couric, telling Rob Lowe in 2025 podcast that she didn't know who Jeffrey Epstein was at the time. Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn were there. Charlie Rose was there. Oh yeah, Prince Andrew was there with no, with no one. He was there with Jeffrey Epstein, she said at the time."
Chelsea Handler and Shane Gillis exchanged provocative, personal jabs during Netflix’s Roast of Kevin Hart, part of the 2026 Netflix Is A Joke festival. Gillis, hosting the closing show, introduced Handler with remarks tied to her Jewish identity and Zionism, and referenced Israel and abortion. He also claimed she had been to Jeffrey Epstein’s home and described details of a dinner there. Handler responded by contrasting Judaism and Zionism and criticized Gillis’s use of slurs, referencing his prior firing from Saturday Night Live after resurfaced podcast clips. The roast included references to other public figures allegedly present at Epstein’s dinner, and Gillis returned to host SNL after 2024.
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