We enjoyed a little trip down nostalgia lane with Jason Priestley a few weeks ago. Jason’s been promoting his memoir. He told us about his 90210 co-stars and complained that Tori Spelling sold his wedding invitation. Jason also revealed that he and former roommate Brad Pitt used to see who could go the longest without showering. That was an interesting discussion.
The fun might be over with Jason, who decided to trash some goodwill by making light of his DUI past. He visited Chelsea Handler, and the discussion turned to Jason’s nights in the slammer with five Russian men. Chelsea started to turn the conversation in a crude direction, and Jason corrected her. But he decided to joke about his DUI and high-fived Chelsea because she has one too. Ugh:
Jason: “I didn’t spend the night with them. I was in jail because I had a DUI. You’ve had a DUI, I mean, come on!” [high five] “What self-respecting Los Angeleno doesn’t have a DUI under their belt?”
Chelsea: “The important thing is not to get two.”
Jason: “I walked in there, and I had no idea what I was walking into. There were all these Russian dudes playing this crazy Russian card game where they rip up the cards and they throw the cards, and as I walk in they all stop playing the game and turn and look at me like it was a scene out of Indiana Jones. The biggest guy at the end of the table stands up slowly and he walks over to me, and he just opens his arms and he goes ‘Brandonnn!'”
[From Chelsea Lately]
Can I blame Chelsea Handler’s influence for the turn in this discussion? She’s such a mean girl that I wouldn’t feel bad dreaming up such an excuse for Jason. But no. He’s equally to blame for this offensive behavior. A high five for endangering the lives of innocents? For shame, Brandon Walsh. Jim and Cindy would be so disappointed.
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So f*cking gross.
“Jason: “I didn’t spend the night with them. I was in jail because I had a DUI. You’ve had a DUI, I mean, come on!” [high five] “What self-respecting Los Angeleno doesn’t have a DUI under their belt?”
Chelsea: “The important thing is not to get two.”
The unbelievable moment when you somehow manage to sound/look/say something WORSE than Handler.
But note that she says “not to get two”…which may mean “never drunk drive again” or simply “never get caught again”.
That’s like joking about child abuse…..who even would think that’s funny? Besides Chelsea Handler, of course….probably why her show isn’t being renewed.
You’d think as a grown man he’d know better.
I just can’t believe someone actually thinks that’s okay to joke about.
The important thing is not to drive drunk and kill people.
good god. f you, you a-hole for not only endangering others, but being proud of it.
+1
He didn’t learn anything from that arrest. No self respecting person flaunts a DUI as an honor. Moron.
That. Is . Disgusting.
I’m sure that was a terrible thing to see for every person who has lost a loved one or had someone be maimed or paralyzed by a drunk driver. These are two pieces of trash, and that’s putting it nicely.
Chelsea has the mentality of an immature and bratty 13 year old.
We all make mistakes, but high fives and making light of something that could have injured or killed people is really obnoxious.
Wow. Congrats you two for being potential murderers of innocent people. That is super cool. What is with these celebs? All that money, and they don’t get a driver? I spent alot of money on taxis when I lived in New Orleans, and I don’t regret a penny of it. F*ckfaces.
Agree. But love the story of the Russians in the slammer.
The d-ckhole’s lucky he didn’t hurt anybody, idiot.
High 5’s because drunk driving and putting the lives of innocent people at risk is sooooooooo darn funny.
And NO not every self respecting Angelino or person in general has a DUI.
Repulsive loves company.
Two idiots. Let’s high five each other for putting innocent people in danger by getting behind the wheel drunk. Good times.
Ignorant, stupid attempt at humor. This also seems to be underwritten by a bit of embarassment. Overall decision fail.
This is what I was thinking — or would like to think. He attempted to be funny knowing Handler’s brand of “humor” and it utterly failed. That’s a better explanation than the alternative, which would indeed undo the goodwill he’d seemed to be earning, here at least.
Everyone was being so nice about him on the last post. I saw an interview with him and he seemed like a complete douche bag. He definitely rubbed me the wrong way and now I see why. Ugh. They are both disgusting.
Completely disgusting. There is nothing funny or cool about driving drunk. I expect this from her – she’s gross and stupidly unfunny, but I thought he was better than that.
What self-respecting Los Angeleno goes on Chelsea Handler’s show?
Haha–one that is being managed by CAA, I guess. I’m thinking that’s the biggest reason that she gets a lot of her guests–because Handler, by herself is a horrible interviewer (she always talks like she is SO bored and uninterested in what the interviewee has to say) and a horrible comic.
The fact that she is managed by CAA is the only reason that I can think of how she gets all of these good people on there…
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA….DRUNK DRIVING IS FUN….YAY FOR DRUNK DRIVING…What a couple of of flipping, ignorant jackasses!!!!!
Absolutely disgusting. I lived in LA for two years and no one I know ever drove drunk or got a DUI. Jason Priestly can rot.
I love Jason Priestley, but a DUI is NOTHING to be proud of, regardless where you live. What a stupid thing to say on television.
He obviously doesn’t care. I’ve always thought he was a condescending as*hole. This just proves that I was correct! :O
The important thing is not to get ONE.
::: raises hand :::
I am an Angeleno and proudly have never had a DUI.
What a dumb thing for him to say.
What is with Chelsea handler?? She’s gross and his joke was disgusting.
There is nothing funny about a DUI.
He could’ve played that so differently. With humility and …with an apology.
He could’ve said – “no that’s a terrible joke. Actually it’s my biggest regret and I can not stress enough how fortunate I am to’ve not killed someone. A DUI is never cool and I’m sorry for it every day.”
I can’t with this douche
Those flood pants don’t look good on anybody – male or female.
i think the story about the Scary Russians being closet soap opera fans is funny enough without needing to joke about a DUI.
call me a prude and pearl clutcher, but DUI is no laughing matter at all. i’ve lost friends to DUI douches. the streets in my country are bad enough on their own, add people drunk driving on it… makes me mad and all ragey.
Some jokes are just not funny.
I think he is feeling being in the spotlight for a second. Like remembering the time when he was in the press and the public is interested.
I think she just helps to show the SHIT that is already in these people to begin with. so when I see people that have been on her show saying stuff like this I just say.. OH thanks for showing me who you are. So no as disgusting as I think she is I don’t blame her for the people on her show showing how disgusting they are.
I remember how she tried to gloss over the Reese thing too. But then Reese is a friend so whatever her friends do is fine. If this was say someone she didnt’ like there would be no High fives..
Aaaaand, I have officially lost all tolerance I may have harbored for either of them. I will not abide drinking and driving. It’s one of the worst, most selfish, obnoxious, completely voluntary and unnecessary thing a person can do.
Drunk driving is never funny. Never.
I’ve never liked Chelsea Handler. I tried to read one of her books. I got maybe a third of the way through. It wasn’t funny in the least. All I was thinking was what a horrible person she was. If you write a book about yourself and sound like an @sshole…..?
Vile. Willfully stupid. Horrifically bad. Why does Chelsea Handler still have a talk show? Why is anyone still talking about Jason Priestley?
He is a tosser and I dont even know who she is but wot an arsehole.
Chelsea’s show is still less of an homage to sloppy drunkiness than Cohen’s WWHL. Cohen is so successful at broadcasting horrible behavior on that show as well as all of his awful reality shows.
He got a 48 hour suspension here in Nova Scotia while filming his show “Call me Fitz” for drunk driving. Anyone else would have ended up in jail, lost their license and had to spend all kinds of money to get an alcohol education course and their license back…but I guess the RCMP were starstruck. According to my cab driver friends he started using cabs after that, but still…apparently he hasn’t learned his lesson.
Never liked the dude. Started to give him a chance after reading some interviews he gave while he was promoting his book. But then he makes this comment and its bang! Back to thinking he’s an overrated, gross little gnome.
He needs to address this ASAP and make an apology. Otherwise he can kiss he book sales goodbye.
Who is FOR drunk driving?! It is no laughing matter! But, guess what? Police officers make their quota off of this. Like traffic tickets.
If you have had a DUI- expect to be pulled over on occasion- they run license plates and see what you are up to.
I know quite a few people with DUI’s- the cost alone keeps them away from drunk driving!
One margarita can put you in jail. Forget if you are below the limit- take a field sobriety test or a vision test (only to be evaluated by the arresting police officer) and see how you fair!