Nikki Glaser Reveals If Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's Scandal Will Be A Golden Globes Punchline

As the 2025 Golden Globes approach, all eyes are on Nikki Glaser, who’s set to host the star-studded awards show this Sunday, January 5.

Known for her sharp wit and fearless humor, Glaser recently made headlines after her viral Tom Brady joke during his Netflix roast, leaving fans wondering: Will she address the ongoing drama between "It Ends with Us" stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni?

With just days away from the big night, host Nikki Glaser is setting expectations straight about one of Hollywood's most talked-about scandals.

The scandal has been dominating headlines in recent weeks. Lively, who not only starred in but also worked under Baldoni’s direction in the highly anticipated film adaptation of "It Ends with Us," accused him of sexual harassment during production.

According to the lawsuit, Baldoni allegedly showed Lively explicit images and videos and made inappropriate inquiries about her personal sex life. The complaint further claims that when Lively spoke up, Baldoni retaliated with a smear campaign designed to damage her professional and personal reputation.

With tensions running high and Hollywood still reeling from the fallout, Glaser addressed the burning question: Will the scandal be fair game for jokes on one of Hollywood's biggest nights?

The comedian is set to host the awards show this Sunday, January 5, and in an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, she confirmed she won’t bring up the ongoing legal battles between "It Ends with Us" co-stars Lively and Baldoni during the ceremony.

"I think the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni thing is such a hot-button thing right now that even a mere mention of it will seem like I could be on the wrong side of things, even though I would never be," Glaser told the outlet.

Glaser went on to share her candid thoughts about Baldoni, adding, "I also don't want to give his name any— I'm mad I even know his name, to be honest with you, so I don't need to say it anymore."

While fans might have been expecting sharp commentary on the scandal, Glaser teased her planned approach to the night, emphasizing that she aims to strike the right balance.

"I'm not gonna go so hard that anyone's gonna be offended. I've made a point not to, and that's not to disappoint anyone who's hoping I'm going to pull a Ricky Gervais. I'm not Ricky Gervais. This isn't my last Golden Globes, this is my first one," she explained.

Referencing Gervais' famously scathing hosting style, Glaser added, "He really went hard on his last one. He was ready to burn some bridges [because] it didn't matter anymore."

Baldoni has taken legal action against The New York Times following the publication of an article covering Lively's allegations against him. The "It Ends with Us" director, along with nine other plaintiffs, filed a $250 million lawsuit against the publication on Tuesday, December 31.

In the 87-page complaint, obtained by PEOPLE Magazine, Baldoni and his co-plaintiffs—including his production company Wayfarer Studios, business partners, and public relations team—accuse The New York Times of libel, false light invasion of privacy, promissory fraud, and breach of implied-in-fact contract.

The lawsuit follows Lively's formal complaint with the California Civil Rights Department, after which The New York Times published an article titled "‘We Can Bury Anyone’: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine" on Saturday, December 21.

The plaintiffs, including Baldoni, "It Ends with Us" producers Jamey Heath and Steve Sarowitz, as well as publicists Melissa Nathan, Jennifer Abel, and media strategist Jed Wallace, allege that The Times used “‘cherry-picked’ and altered communications stripped of necessary context and deliberately spliced to mislead” in their reporting.

In response, a spokesperson for The New York Times stood by the publication's work, stating that the article was "meticulously and responsibly reported."

The complaint further argues, "The Article's central thesis, encapsulated in a defamatory headline designed to immediately mislead the reader, is that Plaintiffs orchestrated a retaliatory public relations campaign against Lively for speaking out about sexual harassment—a premise that is categorically false and easily disproven."

As the lawsuit unfolds, the legal battle between Baldoni and The New York Times adds another layer to the already high-profile controversy surrounding "It Ends with Us" and the ongoing dispute between Baldoni and Lively.