What did Nikki Glaser say about Benny Blanco? Comedienne Nikki Glaser admits her Golden Globes joke about the singer was 'mean'

Nikki Glaser is apologetic about the jokes she made about Benny Blanco during her Golden Globes segment.

During the TIME100 Summit on Wednesday, April 23, the 40-year-old comedienne reflected on how one of her Golden Globes jokes was a bit too mean for her than the others:

“I think I get a reputation of being mean because of the roast, but I’m hired to [be] mean for those,” said Glaser. “Golden Globes, it's not my job to ruin their night.”

Following her segment, Nikki Glaser sparked backlash for using Selena Gomez and her beau, Benny Blanco, as the punchline of one of her jokes. At the time, the pair were sitting in the audience when the media personality delivered her opening monologue this January.

“Selena Gomez is here with Benny Blanco, her new fiancé, and Benny Blanco is here because of the genie who granted him that wish,” Glaser said, before calling the music producer, 37, a “lucky guy.”

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This Wednesday, Nikki Glaser conceded to feeling guilty about her jests:

“The Golden Globes, I feel like the one joke that I would've been like, ‘That was kind of mean,’ was, I said that Selena Gomez is here because of Emilia Pérez and Benny Blanco is here because the genie granted him that one wish and looking back, I was like that was pretty mean.”

She continued,

“Because everyone’s like he’s not attractive enough for her and for me, I never looked at them and actually thought that. I feel like she won too with it, like I think he’s really cool.”

She also noted that her joke didn't come from a “mean place,” allowing her to think it was okay to crack such a joke. Glaser did clarify, however, that she had Blanco's permission to joke in front of the reportedly 9.3 million viewers.

“I texted him before, too,” she said. “I got his number and was like, ‘Hey, you don't know me, but I'm hosting this thing. Can I say that you’re there because a genie granted you a wish?' ”

Glaser said the pair took the joke in good spirits:

“He was like, “That’s hilarious, let me run it by Selena,” and I was like ‘Hell yeah,’ and then we were all waiting in the writer’s room like, ‘When is he going to write?’ and he wrote back and was like, ‘Selena thinks it's great,’ ” she said. “So they gave me permission.”

She also thanked fellow comedian Jimmy Kimmel for giving his two cents, as he told her:

“If you’re worried about a joke, and how it's going to go over, just ask them.”

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Nikki Glaser is now slated to host the Golden Globes next year.

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