Shane Gillis shrugs off Chelsea Handler’s criticism of Kevin Hart roast

After Chelsea Handler raged at fellow comedian Shane Gillis for jokes he made at the Kevin Hart roast, Gillis shrugged and sarcastically wished Handler the best.

After Handler’s condemnation of racist jokes at the event made headlines, Gillis responded through his representation: “This is a big moment for Chelsea. I’m glad he’s making a profit. Good for him. We’re all supporting him. Anyway, come see me at the football stadium in Philly on July 17th.”

Actor Kevin Hart’s recent popularity has made waves with his no-holds-barred jokes that have outraged people across the political spectrum, including jokes about the deaths of Charlie Kirk and George Floyd. Netflix’s recent specials have become famous for their panelists’ jokes about their divorces, dead relatives, and many other taboo topics.

Gillis specifically joked about slavery and lynching, saying of little Hart: “Kevin is so short they’ll have to lynch him from the bonsai tree.” He later said on his podcast that this joke “could have done without it” and that it was told to the “wrong crowd” after being successful in previous shows.

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Handler, an outspoken liberal entertainer, recently made waves by condemning some jokes, particularly Gillis’ jokes, during an interview on Deon Cole’s “Funny Knowing You” podcast.

He claimed that as he prepared to roast other comedians like Gillis at the event, he learned that “they’re racist, they’re bigoted, they’re sexist, you know, they think they’re invincible.”

“It was disgusting. It was disgusting,” he said of the racist jokes at the event. “I don’t find these jokes funny. Jokes about lynching black people… lynching is not a joke. This is worse than rape.”

He said he wasn’t afraid of anything, the truth that angered him, and said, “I’m 51, so I’m pretty sure of who I am,” adding that he didn’t care if people condemned him as immoral. “I’m rich, famous and hot. So I fuck people.”

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Liberal comedian Chelsea Handler was outraged by some of the material in her roast of Kevin Hart. (Variety via Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

But the biggest talking point at the event was Gillis making fun of her past relationship with the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Gillis joked about the roast, saying, “Chelsea is a Zionist. I’m not saying that’s good or bad; speaking of dead children, she’s a big fan of abortion. Chelsea is more scraped than the grill at Benihana.” “Speaking of shoving small shrimp into a child’s mouth, Chelsea Handler went to Jeffrey Epstein’s house for dinner in 2010.”

He added: “You can look it up. There are articles. It didn’t look like a big party, there were about seven people there. It looked like Prince Andrew and Woody Allen were there.”

Fox News Digital has reached out to Handler for comment.

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Handler admitted to going to Epstein’s home many times over the years. While guest hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that in 2022 in question Even though he’s never been to Epstein’s island, he “accidentally” found himself at the dinner party with the aforementioned guests, brought along by Katie Couric.

Fox News’ Emily Trainham contributed to this report.