Chelsea Handler criticizes Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe for jokes at Kevin Hart roast
Chelsea Handler publicly accused comedians Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe of being racist, sexist, and bigoted for jokes they made at Netflix's "The Roast of Kevin Hart," including a lynching reference and a joke about Sheryl Underwood's deceased husband. Gillis responded with a sarcastic comment to Variety. Handler discussed her objections on the podcast "Funny Knowing You."
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 23% of divergence this week. 3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 1 bias group.
3 camps
1 bias group
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
LeftCenterRight
Breitbart
Daily Wire
NY Post
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Breitbart
Nolte: Uptight Chelsea Handler Rips Shane Gillis, Tony Hinchcliffe for 'Racist' Kevin Hart Roast Jokes
Handler motivated by jealousy and bombing · negative
Daily Wire
Shane Gillis Gives Savage Response After Chelsea Handler Calls Him 'Racist'
Controversy over edgy comedy style · neutral
First to report
- Daily Wirefirst
- Breitbart+5.7 h
- NY Post+11.7 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Right-wing outlets blame Handler's jealousy and political correctness, while tabloid coverage frames the dispute as mutual celebrity conflict over joke boundaries.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Nolte: Uptight Chelsea Handler Rips Shane Gillis, Tony Hinchcliffe for 'Racist' Kevin Hart Roast Jokes”
“Shane Gillis Gives Savage Response After Chelsea Handler Calls Him 'Racist'”
“Shane Gillis takes jab at Chelsea Handler after she slammed his ‘gross,’ ‘racist’ jokes at Kevin Hart roast”
9 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Gillis made a lynching joke referring to Kevin Hart as 'so short, you'd have to lynch him from a bonsai tree'
Corroborated
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