Ouch! Golden Globes presenter Nikki Glaser greeted everyone with a few low blows. Sean “Diddy” Combs and Ben Affleck in particular lost their fat.
The comedienne started her Golden Globe debut briskly with a joke about a popular Hollywood slimming pill. The award ceremony was “Ozempic’s most important night,” she joked, drawing the first laughs from the audience. However, the relatively harmless icebreaker thawed in the following minutes into a particularly cold shower between two stars. The first wet poodle: Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“No baby oil this year, just olive oil!”
While Glaser praised actress Zendaya for her role in “Challengers,” in which a tennis ace gets into a love triangle with her husband and ex-boyfriend, the punchline was aimed at the music mogul, who is in custody. “This movie was more sexually charged than Diddy’s credit card,” the comedian joked, before immediately following up: “I know – I’m upset too. Our after-party won’t be that good.” The first hit below the belt – and the hostess had another one up her sleeve. When she announced Italian-American actor Stanley Tucci, she said, “No baby oil this year, just olive oil!”
With her diss, the 40-year-old comedian alluded to the recent allegations against Combs. In March 2025, the controversial musician’s properties in Los Angeles and Miami were raided. The reason for this was a federal investigation into allegations of extortion and sex trafficking. During the search, authorities allegedly confiscated various paraphernalia that Combs used at his so-called “Freak Off” parties. This included narcotics and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricants, according to the indictment.
A provocateur as a teacher
The presenter’s second bitter swipe was directed at actor Ben Affleck. He is currently in the middle of a divorce from his second wife, Jennifer Lopez. “’Wicked’, ‘Queer’, ‘Nightbitch’ – these aren’t just words Ben Affleck screams when he has an orgasm,” joked Nikki Glaser before her introduction came to an end.
She probably learned how to fool celebrities at the Golden Globes using all the tricks of the trade from one of her predecessors – the British comedian and actor Ricky Gervais, who moderated the awards ceremony five times and took a lot of heat from his guests took. In a recent interview with “CBS,” Glaser recalled a crucial piece of advice from Gervais. “’You’ll do great,’” he encouraged her, “you’re not one of them.”
Nikki Glaser’s career began with stand-up comedy in clubs before breaking into various television formats. Glaser hosted his own US shows such as “Not Safe with Nikki Glaser” on Comedy Central and “The Nikki Glaser Podcast”. She is the first woman to host the Golden Globes alone.