Chelsea Handler’s latest memoir, I’ll Have What She’s Having, was published on Tuesday.
And in one part of the book, the comedienne — who also turned 50 on Tuesday, February 25 — opened up about a stern moment between her and Jane Fonda, 87.
‘I got an email from Jane Fonda one day that said, “Hi, Chelsea, It’s Jane. I was wondering if you could come over to my house for dinner. I’d like to talk to you about a couple of things,”‘ Handler wrote, per an excerpt from Us Weekly.
Discussing her reaction to the ‘terse’ and ‘ominous’ message, she explained, ‘Jane’s demeanor seemed a bit cold, and I was anxious to find out exactly what I had done.’
After the New Jersey-bred entertainer sat down with the Hollywood icon, she was confronted about the poor atтιтude she’d exuded at a party three months prior.
Chelsea Handler ‘s latest memoir, I’ll Have What She’s Having, was published on Tuesday. And in one part of the book, the comedienne — who also turned 50 on Tuesday, February 25 — opened up about a stern moment between her and Jane Fonda , 87. Seen on Tuesday in NYC
‘I got an email from Jane Fonda one day that said, “Hi, Chelsea, It’s Jane. I was wondering if you could come over to my house for dinner. I’d like to talk to you about a couple of things,”‘ Handler wrote, per an excerpt from Us Weekly. Seen February 7
Chelsea wrote that Fonda told her, ‘You behaved badly at my party. From the moment you came in, you had a black cloud hanging over you and you insulted people and it brought the whole party down. I don’t know what drugs you were on, but a few people told me you were horrible to them.’
She described the moment she was called out as ’embarrᴀssing, painful, and definitely cringeworthy.’
Reflecting on how she interacted with the other partygoers at the time, the former Chelsea Lately star noted, ‘This was definitely not the woman I had dreamed of becoming.’
And she remarked that she was grateful for Jane’s honesty, calling it an ‘act of love.’
‘I needed someone to do that with me, and even in that moment of shame I knew she would never have to speak to me about my behavior again because that’s what that kind of honesty deserves: action,’ the author wrote.
Following the interaction with Jane, the blonde beauty thought hard about what exactly she was ‘trying to put out into this world.’
Chelsea, who has always been outspoken about her indulgent ways, penned, ‘The truth of the matter was: Who knows what drugs I was on? It could have been anything.’
Jane’s advice was: ‘Go find out what your problem is, because your gifts are plentiful, and sometimes people with the most gifts have the easiest time throwing them in the trash. Don’t be a product of your environment, Chelsea. Make your environment be a product of you.’
In her book, Chelsea recalls Jane confronting her about the poor atтιтude she’d exuded at a party three months prior; Jane pictured on February 23
Longtime friends Chelsea and Jane pictured in 2016
Handler plugged her latest literary effort in an Instagram post on Monday
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She went on to share the resolution of the ordeal, explaining, ‘I redeemed myself with Jane and there was such value in that — in proving to someone that you are indeed the person they thought you could be.’
Handler plugged her latest literary effort in an Instagram post on Monday, writing to her 5.2 million followers, ‘A big press day in NY for my new book, I’ll Have What She’s Having, which comes out tomorrow!! Loving all these early reader reviews and can’t wait to see you all in person on my book tour! very grateful.’
To celebrate her milestone birthday on Tuesday, Chelsea posted a video of her annual trip to the slopes, during which she skis in a ʙικιɴι with friends.
‘Today is the day I turn 50! Today is also the day my 7th book, I’LL HAVE WHAT SHE’S HAVING, is out.
‘Give it to someone you love who needs a little boost or injection of confidence. If you want the recipe, baby I got it!!’ she excitedly wrote in the caption.
