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Chelsea Handler Calls Marriage 'Outdated,' Says She Puts Freedom First

Her podcast remarks revive a long-running stance on independence over commitment.

Overview

  • Chelsea Handler, whose interview clips spread Monday, said on the Angie Martinez IRL podcast that marriage is outdated and patriarchal and that wives can feel like “kind of like property.”
  • She said her priority is personal freedom, noting she likes making plans without checking in with anyone and will fly to Paris or spend a month in Majorca on a whim.
  • Handler added that she is not seeking a partner, prefers casual encounters, and does not want someone in her space all the time.
  • She said she is dating a younger man she calls “Cowboy,” describing how they met when he lent her $1,000 at a Las Vegas blackjack table and later traveled together to Antarctica.
  • Despite her stance, she allowed that she might still marry one day and joked it would be hypocritical after years of criticizing the institution.