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    The Independent Spirit Awards Hosts Went IN on Harvey Weinstein in Their Monologue

    "Some men are like, 'What? I can't hug a woman anymore?' Not the way you’re doing it, pal."

    By Kayleigh Roberts
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    Last night, stars gathered in a cold, wet tent in Santa Monica (true story—Los Angeles is never prepared for rain) for the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Returning hosts John Mulaney and Nick Kroll addressed the terrible weather in their opening monologue, before launching into a cutting series of jokes about the men at the center of the #MeToo movement.

    During their almost eleven-and-a-half minute opener, the comedians dragged Harvey Weinstein, Brett Ratner, Kevin Spacey, and Woody Allen with a barrage of no-holds-barred jokes and personal anecdotes.

    On the #MeToo movement as a whole:

    "Last year, everyone famous died. This year, everyone famous wishes they were dead," Mulaney quipped, kicking off the #TimesUp section of the monologue.

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    "The rules have changed for men. Some men are like, 'What? I can't hug a woman anymore?' Not the way you’re doing it, pal—all low and breathy like, 'Hey it's 1998 somewhere, baby.'" Kroll added.

    On Harvey Weinstein:

    Mulaney then launched into an anecdote about a time he met Harvey Weinstein, the producer whose sexual misconduct scandal kicked off the #MeToo movement. "This is a true story. I met Harvey Weinstein once, this was in 2015 for a meeting and he was complaining to me in the meeting that Weinstein TV took up too much of his time. And he said, and I quote, 'Yeah, no one's gonna remember my movies. Forget Pulp Fiction, my tombstone is gonna say Project Runway.' Aww, you don't gotta worry anymore, Harvey. It's not gonna say Project Runway. It's gonna say XXL Unmarked Grave."

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    The joke was met with shocked silence followed by uproarious laughter.

    On Brett Ratner:

    Kroll went on to share a story of his own, about Brett Ratner, who was also accused of sexual misconduct last year.

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    "Those who have had the pleasure of meeting Ratner know he is constantly scratching his balls,” Kroll said. “One day, he was really going to town on his sad sacks, below his Banana Republic boxer briefs. We watched him walk away and walk over to the crafts services table where he touched six different doughnuts and then he grabbed one and walked away. If that’s how the guy treats doughnuts…"

    On Kevin Spacey and Woody Allen:

    The hosts also worked in digs at Kevin Spacey and Woody Allen, with Kroll musing, "Can we still love K-PAX?" Mulaney then chimed in, "And what about Woody Allen and his last 20 not-watchable movies? Can I still not watch them or must I reevaluate based on these new allegations that were a matter of public record 30 years ago?"

    Finally, the duo turned their attention to the apologies the men at the center of these scandals have made and how they're, well, mostly terrible. The entire monologue is worth watching for yourself, which you can below:

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    Kayleigh Roberts is a freelance writer and editor with over 10 years of professional experience covering entertainment of all genres, from new movie and TV releases to nostalgia, and celebrity news. Her byline has appeared in Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, The Atlantic, Allure, Entertainment Weekly, MTV, Bustle, Refinery29, Girls’ Life Magazine, Just Jared, and Tiger Beat, among other publications. She's a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

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