Nikki Glaser receives backlash after controversial Diddy joke at the Golden Globes

Not everybody appreciated the jokes about the disgraced rapper

Golden Globes hosts are famous for roasting the audience.

Ricky Gervais was arguably one of the most ruthless awards hosts, and reprised his hosting duties on numerous occasions.

Comedian Jo Koy hosted last year’s Golden Globes though, and this year Nikki Glaser has stepped up to the role.

The 40-year-old is the first woman to host the ceremony solo.

Nikki Glaser is hosting the 2025 Golden Globes (Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty Images)

She took aim at a handful of celebrities during the show, Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez included.

But it’s a joke she made about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs this evening that raised some eyebrows.

While addressing Zendaya, who has sparked engagement speculation this evening, Glaser said: “Challengers girl, oh my god, it was so good. I mean, that movie was more sexually charged than Diddy’s credit card.

“I mean, seriously? Oh, no, no, I know, I’m sorry. I’m upset too. The afterparty is not going to be as good this year, but we have to move on. I know ‘Stanley Tucci Freak Off’ just doesn’t have the same ring to it.”

People took to Twitter to share their opinions on whether they found the Diddy quip amusing or not.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is currently behind bars as he awaits trial (MEGA/GC Images)

“We really don’t need jokes about him,” someone said of the disgraced rapper.

A second wrote: “No Diddy jokes please… Come on…”

“Ugh, you can’t make it past any award show without the host making a distasteful joke,” added another Golden Globes viewer.

Others labeled Diddy-related jokes as ‘tired’.

The ‘I Need A Girl’ rapper is facing numerous charges ranging from rape to racketeering.

He’s currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York as he awaits his trial.

2025 Golden Globe Awards: a list of nominees and winners so far

The 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, held on this day (5 January 2025), celebrates outstanding achievements in film and television. Below is the complete list of nominees, with winners updated as announced:

Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture

WINNER: Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)

Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any motion picture

WINNER: Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

Best motion picture – drama

The Brutalist (A24)

A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)

Conclave (Focus Features)

Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)

September 5 (Paramount Pictures)

Best motion picture – musical or comedy

Anora (NEON)

Challengers (Amazon MGM Studios)

Emilia Pérez (Netflix)

A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)

The Substance (MUBI)

Wicked (Universal Pictures)

Best motion picture – animated

WINNER: Flow (Sideshow / Janus Films)

Cinematic and box office achievement

WINNER: Wicked (Universal Pictures)

Best motion picture – non-English language

All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow / Janus Films) – France / India / Netherlands / Luxembourg

Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – France

The Girl with the Needle (MUBI) – Poland / Sweden / Denmark

I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics) – Brazil

The Seed of the Sacred Fig (NEON) – USA / Germany

Vermiglio (Sideshow / Janus Films) – Italy

Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture – drama

WINNER: Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)

Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture – drama

WINNER: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy

WINNER: Demi Moore (The Substance)

Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy

WINNER: Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)

Best director – motion picture

WINNER: Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)

Best screenplay – motion picture

WINNER: Peter Straughan (Conclave)

Best original score – motion picture

WINNER: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Challengers)

Best original song – motion picture

WINNER: “El Mal” – Emilia Pérez

Music by: Clément Ducol, Camille

Lyrics by: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard

Best television series – drama

WINNER: Shōgun (FX/Hulu)

Best television series – musical or comedy

WINNER: Hacks (HBO | Max)

Best limited series, anthology series or television motion picture

A Man in Full (Netflix)

All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix)

Black Cake (Hulu)

Elizabeth I (HBO | Max)

The Symphony (Prime Video)

Three Women (Starz)

Best performance by an actress in a television series – drama

Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy)

Emma Corrin (The Day of the Jackal)

Juliette Lewis (The Diplomat)

Jodie Turner-Smith (Mr. & Mrs. Smith)

Sonoya Mizuno (Shōgun)

Imelda Staunton (The Crown)

Best performance by an actor in a television series – drama

Jeff Bridges (The Old Man)

Brian Cox (Succession)

Kieran Culkin (Succession)

Martin Henderson (Virgin River)

Taron Egerton (Black Bird)

Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)

Best performance by an actress in a television series – musical or comedy

Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)

Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building)

Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & The Six)

Jean Smart (Hacks)

Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)

Best performance by an actor in a television series – musical or comedy

Bill Hader (Barry)

Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)

Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)

Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)

Will Sharpe (The White Lotus)

Best performance by an actress in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television

Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown)

Lily James (Pam & Tommy)

Julia Roberts (Gaslit)

Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout)

Sydney Sweeney (Reality)

Juno Temple (Fargo)

Best performance by an actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television

Colin Firth (The Staircase)

Andrew Garfield (Under the Banner of Heaven)

Oscar Isaac (Scenes from a Marriage)

Taron Egerton (Black Bird)

Sam Neill (Peaky Blinders)

Evan Peters (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a television series – drama

Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)

Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown)

Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul)

Sarah Snook (Succession)

Julia Garner (Ozark)

J. Smith-Cameron (Succession)

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a television series – drama

Matt Smith (House of the Dragon)

Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul)

Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton)

Nicholas Braun (Succession)

Evan Peters (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)

Tom Hollander (The White Lotus)

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a musical or comedy television series

Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)

Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)

Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Megan Stalter (Hacks)

Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)

Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon)

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a musical or comedy television series

Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary)

Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)

Henry Winkler (Barry)

Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Harrison Ford (Shrinking)

Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso)

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television

Niecy Nash-Betts (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)

Claire Foy (A very British Scandal)

Daisy Edgar-Jones (Under the Banner of Heaven)

Patricia Clarkson (Sharp Objects)