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There’s been plenty of critiques directed at Jo Koy’s Golden Globes hosting gig, but some are coming to the comedian’s defense. Koy, who was asked just weeks before host the January 7th Golden Globe Awards, has been criticized for his jokes, particularly those aimed at Taylor Swift and Barbie; some have called Koy’s commentary misogynistic and…

Big Brother mainstay Julie Chen Moonves is about to host the show’s 25th season, and she now reveals if the criticism she received in the earlier seasons, including her nickname “Chenbot,” still bothers her. One of Julie’s first jobs was in 1990 when she interned at CBS Morning News alongside Andy Cohen. From 1999-2002, she was the anchor of the show, and the news anchor of CBS This Morning. She later co-hosted The Early Show. In 2000, she became the host of the reality competition series, Big Brother, and has continued with the job ever since.

In an interview with E! News, Big Brother’s Julie Chen Moonves discussed how she wasn’t always so beloved as the show’s host. She shared, “They hated me in the beginning.”

Julie explained, “As a matter of fact, that nickname Chenbot?…

KELLY RIPA AND Mark Consuelos are co-hosting LIVE now that Ryan Seacrest has stepped away from the show, and they’ve gotten some backlash from people who simply don’t vibe with their on-screen banter.

The couples’ first show was described as “painful” by some viewers, several of whom dramatically took to Twitter to announce that they were “changing the channel” and wouldn’t continue watching.

So, how do Ripa and Consuelos feel about the backlash? They reportedly find trolls coming for their loved-up dynamic “irritating,” but they’re ultimately unbothered and have no plans to change anything just because of a few critics.

“Kelly’s been through this before—with every new co-host!” a production source tells Page Six. “If it wasn’t Mark—say it was Andy Cohen—it would be the…