It's common knowledge comedian and talk-show host Chelsea Handler used to have a bit of what you'd call a drinking problem, but even though she swears she's cut back, you can tell it still makes her do dumb things. Like pay $500 to have a pack of cigarettes delivered. According to the NewYork Daily News , Handler told podcast WTF withMarc Maron on Monday she was having drinks with friends at her Bel Air home, and since she was drinking, she decided she wanted to smoke, which she is wont to do. She didn't want to drive, so she called Yummy.com, an area grocery delivery service. So sad, they said, because her home was out of their delivery range. That doesn't stop a big star like Chelsea Handler. "I called them back and said 'I will give you $500 if you bring me a pack of Capris.' And they're like, 'What are Capris?'" she said. "I'm like 'They're for Russian hookers and we need a pack of Capris and I will give you $500....

Chelsea Handler has recalled a late night party experience where she purchased a pack of cigarettes for $500. The American comedian is inclined to have a smoke every now and again. Speaking in a podcast interview that aired for WTF with Marc Maron Monday, Chelsea shared a hazy anecdote. I smoke sometimes when I drink, Chelsea shared. I like to smoke when I drink so I only drink a couple nights a week, actually. One night Chelsea hosted a girls only soiree at her Bel Air home, playing ping pong and watching romantic film Like Crazy. Later in the evening the star yearned for a smoke. Around one in the morning, I decided I wanted a cigarette so we called [Los Angeles delivery company] Yummy.com, [but they didnt deliver to my area], Chelsea recalled. I called them back and said I will give you $500 if you bring me a pack of Capris. And theyre like, What are Capris? Im like Theyre for Russian hookers and we need a pack of Capris and I will give you $500. Chelsea promised a cash on delivery ...

Kevin Winter/Getty Images Whitney Cummings Whitney Cummings is adding another network to her resume. In a bid to grow its comedy portfolio, E! has ordered a weekly half-hour talk show featuring the comedian, who in addition to starring in NBCs Whitney, co-created 2 Broke Girls with showrunner Michael Patrick King. The series, titled Love You, Mean It With Whitney Cummings, will be paired with The Soup on Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m.. later this year, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. PHOTOS: Broadcast TV's Returning Shows for 2012-13 Season Celebrities, relationships and pop culture will serve as fodder for Cummings, who gained recognition years earlier as a member of another E! late night series, Chelsea Handlers Chelsea Lately . On Love You, she will be joined by guests, fellow comedians and sidekick Julian McCullough. "This show gives me a chance to get back to my stand-up roots," said Cummings in a statement, adding "And I'm really excited to be able ...

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C'mon, Jess! It seems like Jessica Simpson has been pregnant for years -- and fellow stars Katy Perry and Chelsea Handler are really, really ready for the 31-year-old Fashion Star mentor to give birth to her daughter already. PHOTOS: Jessica's world-famous bump "Has Jessica Simpson had that baby yet?! I'm getting anxious," singer Perry, 27, Tweeted on Thursday. Comic Handler, 37, was thinking the same thing. "How has jessica simpson still not given birth to this baby? I'm getting frightened," she wrote . PHOTOS: Chelsea Handler's celeb BFFs Engaged to former NFL pro Eric Johnson since fall 2010, Simpson announced her pregnancy on Halloween 2011 and has famously documented her growing (and growing!) bump each step of the way with one eye-catching look after another -- not to mention a volley of outrageous quotes about her sex drive, body image and more. The last time Simpson was photographed in public was last Friday, when she and her mom T...

Reunited and it feels so good! At the Time 100 Gala in NYC Tuesday night, Chelsea Handler was quite the shining star out on the red carpet -- especially hand-in-hand with on-again beau Andre Balazs ! Dressed in a white gown accented with a royal blue sash around the waist, Handler, 37, was all smiles while posing with the hotelier, 55. The acerbic Chelsea Lately host and Are You There Chelsea ? star is among the honorees on Time's 2012 Most Influential People list. PHOTOS: On-again celebrity couples In May's More magazine, the comic and BFF of Jen Aniston , Reese Witherspoon and other A-listers opened up about her relationship, and why she and her beau and giving things another shot. PHOTOS: Surprise celebrity BFFs "My boyfriend, Andre...we just got back together literally yesterday," the star said about the two splitting late last year. "We had dated for nine months, a long-distance relationship with all the stresses and traveling and running around. It wasn...

When youre tight with Chelsea Handler, at least you know shes going to have your back should things get a little dicey. You may or may not be aware of the fact that Handler and Jennifer Anniston are pretty close friends, which means that the comedienne isnt exactly the biggest fan of actress Angelina Jolie. After all, how could you support the woman who stole your best friends husband? Now you see where Im going with this. In a recent interview with More magazine, Handler was asked for an example of someone who isnt a girls girl. You know, someone who isnt going to stab you in the back and spirit away your beau for her own personal use. Not surprisingly, Handlers first choice was Angelina Jolie. Specifically, heres what she had to say about the actress: Probably Angelina Jolie. She doesnt strike me as someone I would have a close friendship with. You just know as a woman, when you see another woman, if thats a woman you can trust. Ouch. As harsh as that statement may seem, this isnt t...

Now that shes reunited with Andr Balazs , comic Chelsea Handler s been spending time with the hoteliers daughter, Alessandra , whose mom is former Ford Models CEO Katie Ford . The trio was spotted dining at a corner table at Balazs Chateau Marmont last week, along with Handler pals Reese Witherspoon and Charlize Theron . New mom Theron and pregnant Witherspoon left just after 11 p.m., while the rest stayed for another hour, spies said. Handler and Balazs rekindled in February. WireImage Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler, comedian and host of "Chelsea Lately," had a scathing response when asked who would be the opposite "of a girls' girl." Stories: Joan Rivers responds to Chelsea Handler remarks, calls comedian a 'drunk' - See video Chelsea Handler's NBC show 'Are You There, Chelsea?' debuts on Wednesday (Video, Poll) Chelsea Handler discusses $25 million deal with E! Network "Probably Angelina Jolie. She doesn't strike me as someone I would have a close friendship with," Handler, who is friends with Jennifer Aniston, told More magazine , according to US Weekly , in an interview for their May issue. Handler also dons the cover for the issue. "You just know as a woman, when you see another woman, if that's a woman you can trust." It's not the first time Handler has taken a jab at Jolie. The comedian called the actress a "homewrecker" during a stand up act in 2010. Handler is known for her remarks about ...

Chelsea Handler re-united with on-again/off-again boyfriend Andre Balazs back in February, but that doesnt mean shes ready to march down the aisle into lifelong matrimony with the hotelier. Despite being madly in love with Balazs, the comedienne and host of talk show Chelsea Lately doesnt really consider herself marriage material. In a recent interview , Handler admitted that she doesnt really see herself tying the knot at all. Ive never been proposed to, and I dont know that thats in my future, she said. I dont know that Im marriage material, continuing, I dont know if I would ever want to be someones wife. It makes breaking up much more complicated. The 37-year-old Handler got back together with 55-year-old Balazs in February after splitting late last year. My boyfriend, Andre we just got back together literally yesterday, said Handler. We had dated for nine months, a long-distance relationship with all the stresses and traveling and running around. It wasnt a real life; we werent ...

People News Apr 24, 2012, 1:27 GMT Chelsea Handler Chelsea Handler believes Angelina Jolie is 'the opposite of a girl's girl'. The 37-year-old 'Chelsea Lately' star - who is good friends with Angelina's fianc Brad Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston - says she doesn't consider the 'Tomb Raider' actress to be someone she could be friends with. She said: 'You just know as a woman when you see another woman if that's a woman you can trust. She doesn't strike me as someone I would have a close friendship with.' Meanwhile, she has just reunited with Chateau Marmont hotelier Andre Balasz following a five-month split. Chelsea told America's More magazine: 'We just got back together literally yesterday. We had dated for nine months, a long distance relationship with all the stresses and travelling and running around. 'Balasz came to me and said, 'I think we have to try to make this work again'. And I agreed because we'...

The war between Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston may be a made up situation, but not so the case with Chelesa Handler. Although the drama between the two is only one-sided, with Handler adding fuel to the fire, it doesn't look like it is ending soon. "Probably Angelina Jolie," Handler said to More magazine when asked who is the opposite of a girl's girl. "She doesn't strike me as someone I would have a close friendship with. You just know as a woman, when you see another woman, if that's a woman you can trust." Handler and Aniston are famously close friends. Aniston has been on Handler's late-night-show, "Chelsea Lately," several times, the two have been spotted on vacations and have spent holidays together. However, Handler says that her jokes about Jolie predate her friendship with Aniston. "Can I just say, I've been making fun of Angelina Jolie since she made out with her brother," Handler said in 2010 of Jolie'...

Comedienne Chelsea Handler reunited with her ex-boyfriend Andre Balazs because they were still "madly in love" despite the difficult split. The TV funnywoman films her late night talk show Chelsea Lately in Los Angeles, while her hotelier partner Balazs is based in New York. The distance took its toll on their romance and they split in November (11). However, they recently revived their relationship and Handler reveals they are determined to work even harder to keep their union together. She tells America's More magazine, "My boyfriend, Andre... We just got back together literally yesterday. We had dated for nine months, a long-distance relationship with all the stresses and traveling and running around. It wasn't a real life; we weren't living together. "So, Andre came to me yesterday and said, 'I think we have to try to make this work again.' And I agreed because we're still madly in love, and he has done a lot of the things I've asked ...

Chelsea Handler has never disguised her dislike of Angelina Jolie. Source: AP Chelsea Handler says Angelina Jolie cannot be trusted. Source: AP Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are engaged to be married. Source: Getty Images SHE hit out at Angelina Jolie at the end of 2010, branding her a 'homewrecker'. And now, Chelsea Handler has proven she still holds a grudge against the actress by slamming her yet again. The comedian lashed out when asked during an interview who she thinks would be the opposite of a girls girl. She responded: Probably Angelina Jolie. She doesnt strike me as someone I would have a close friendship with. You just know as a woman, when you see another woman, if thats a woman you can trust. The Are You There, Chelsea? star is close friends with Jennifer Aniston, whose husband Brad Pitt split with her in 2005 after falling in love with Jolie on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith. She set tongues wagging in December 2010 when she directed a foul-mouthed rant at the ...

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Jennifer Aniston s loyal close pal Chelsea Handler has blasted Angelina Jolie as the opposite of a girls girl, saying: You just know as a woman, when you see another woman, if thats a woman you can trust. Handler, when asked to describe the opposite of a girls girl, says in a story in Mores May issue: Probably Angelina Jolie . . . She [Jolie] doesnt strike me as someone I would have a close friendship with. The Chelsea Lately host counts Aniston as one of her closest friends. But while sources say Aniston is happy for her newly engaged ex, Brad Pitt , and Jolie, Handler has refused to apologize for calling Jolie a home wrecker. WireImage Chelsea Handler Handler also talks for the first time about being madly in love with hotelier Andr Balazs from whom she split last year and reunited with in February. She tells the magazine, out Tuesday: My boyfriend, Andr . . . We just got back together literally yesterday. We had dated for nine months, a long-distance relationship with all the st...

Kathy Griffin debuted her new show 'Kathy' on Bravo, Thursday night (April 19, 2012), with the format closely echoing that of a rival show on E! Griffin began proceedings with a few minutes of stand-up, before introducing her panel of three guests. Reviewing the show, Zap2It pointed out the similarities between 'Kathy' and Chelsea Handler's late night talk show, saying, "The format of the show started off very "Chelsea Lately." Kathy did stand-up for a few . It was pretty amusing, Kathy Griffin's stand-up is usually pretty sharp". A 20 minute segment saw Griffin discussing the "hot topics" of the week with her guests, including the 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' reunion, the Secret Service sex scandal, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's engagement and the Tupac Shakur hologram at the Coachella Festival. Unlike most shows, 'Kathy' tapes the day it airs, so television critics are generally in the dark in terms of early r...

Thanks to technology and social media, writes Time magazine Managing Editor Rick Stengel, "Influence was never easier or more ephemeral." And that explains how some of our pop-culture faves are on the 2012 Time 100: The Most Influential People in the World list, right along with Kim Jong Un, Hillary Clinton, Tim Tebow and Jeremy Lin. They include: Kate and Pippa Middleton, Chelsea Handler, Rihanna, Claire Danes, Kristen Wiig, Louis C.K., Matt Lauer, Stephen Colbert, Viola Davis, Harvey Weinstein, Jessica Chastain, Tilda Swinton, Viola Davis and Adele.

Time Magazine released its list of the 100 Most Influential People for the past year and, while it includes several world leaders and businesspeople, it also includes several celebrities. Actresses Jessica Chastain, Tilda Swinton and Kristen Wiig, singers Adele and Rihanna and comedians Stephen Colbert and Chelsea Handler were just some of the few. Time split the list into five categories, including icon, breakout, pioneer, mogul and leader. According to CBS News , the list includes 38 women, the most ever since Time started the list. It also features 54 world leaders hailing from 37 countries. In his editors note , managing editor Rick Stengel noted that in todays environment, Influence was never easier or more ephemeral. Which is why we try to choose those people whose influence is both lasting and, with a few notable exceptions, laudable. Time enlisted several celebrities to write about the influence the selected person has had on the world. Fashion designer Stella McCartney wrote...

Thanks to technology and social media, writes Time magazine Managing Editor Rick Stengel, "Influence was never easier or more ephemeral." And that explains how some of our pop-culture faves are on the 2012 Time 100: The Most Influential People in the World list, right along with Kim Jong Un, Hillary Clinton, Tim Tebow and Jeremy Lin. They include: Kate and Pippa Middleton, Chelsea Handler, Rihanna, Claire Danes, Kristen Wiig, Louis C.K., Matt Lauer, Stephen Colbert, Viola Davis, Harvey Weinstein, Jessica Chastain, Tilda Swinton, Viola Davis and Adele.

50 Cent's ex-girlfriend Chelsea Handler has always "loved hip-hop" according to her friend and fellow comedian Jo Koy. The rapper and the Chelsea Lately star shocked fans when they unveiled their romance in 2010. After several months of dating - and inappropriate Twitter photos - the couple ended their relationship. Jo says that while most would assume Fiddy was her first foray into the hip-hop, Chelsea has always had a passion for rap. "To be honest, she's just a fan of music," Jo told SOHH . "I think when she does all that playfulnes, it's just for fun. She does love hip-hop. When we were opening the show, she'd have hip-hop playing." "So I would say she's a fan but I think she also milks it because it's pretty funny," he added. While Chelsea may be an avid hip-hop fan, she caused slight controversy when she revealed that she ended her relationship with Fiddy by calling him something "less than the n-word." Do...

With late night talk show host Chelsea Handler 's infamous attraction toward hip-hop artists ranging from T.I. to 50 Cent on constant display, SOHH recently chopped it up with her good pal and fellow comedian, Jo Koy, to find out just how much she digs rap. Having made endless appearances on Handler's "Chelsea Lately" talk show, Koy said Handler is a legit hip-hop head. "Me and Chelsea go way back," Koy told SOHH when asked about his relationship with Handler. "We've been friends for like six years now. So I knew her when she was broke, when Chelsea didn't have all this money that she has now, when she was just the other girl at the comedy club telling jokes. She was just another comedian back then. ... To be honest, she's just a fan of music. I think when she does all that playfulnes, it's just for fun. She does love hip-hop. When we were opening the show, she'd have hip-hop playing. So I would say she's a fan but I think s...

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Chelsea Handler has brought up her vibrator in an unusual appeal to Mayor Bloomberg . She wrote him in support of animal-advocacy group NYClass, which wants to replace horse-drawn carriages with eco-friendly, horseless ones in Central Park. Youre a man who has money, and Im a woman who loves money, begins the online letter. Im donating $15,000 to a cause you dont believe in yet. She says her carriages get a 10-to-12-hour drive on just one charge even my vibrator doesnt do that. Bloomberg rep Samantha Levine responded, The horses are phenomenally well-cared for, and we support the industry in New York. WireImage Chelsea Handler

Previous 1 / 26 Next Posted on April 6, 2012 4:03PM by Lauren Turner Chelsea Handler and her on-again boyfriend, Andre Balazs, got festive during their trip to Rome on Wednesday. The couple, who are back together after splitting in November 2011, wore toga-inspired outfits to tour the city. Chelsea and Andre visited the Galleria Borghese Museum, relaxed on a bench in the garden, and then doubled up on a Vespa to ride to dinner. On Tuesday they were spotted snapping pictures while checking out Marcello's Roman theater, Piazza Navona, and the Pantheon. The vacation comes a week after the finale of Are You There, Chelsea? aired on NBC to wrap up its first season. Chelsea is still on the small screen, though, with her Chelsea Lately and After Lately talk shows still running. Source: Bauer-Griffin Online Back to Story

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