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Glaser Mocks Victoria Beckham at Time100 Gala, Son Rejects Reunion

4/26/2026

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Nikki Glaser Mocks Beckham

Nikki Glaser mocked Victoria Beckham at the Time100 Gala in New York on April 23, 2026, questioning why she never smiles.
Victoria Beckham responded with a tight-lipped half-smile as cameras focused on her.
David Beckham, seated beside her, openly chuckled during the exchange.
The couple also marked the GAP collection launch and Victoria’s TIME100 Summit honor while remaining estranged from son Brooklyn, who declined a reconciliation offer in January.

Summary

Nikki Glaser Roasts

Nikki Glaser hosted 20th annual Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center, turning the ceremony into a roast of the honorees.
She ribbed Katy Perry, Hailey Bieber and MrBeast, while Luke Combs and Coco Jones performed and Zoe Saldaña, Chloe Kim and Alan Cumming gave honorary tributes.
Glaser called journalist Gayle King an “actual astronaut” and said the Demon Hunters were absent because they were headlining a boat show in Boise.

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Historical Context

The format of televised celebrity roasts began when Comedy Central aired its first official roast on August 10 2003, launching a series that reached seventeen specials by 2019. Building on that tradition, the 2026 Time 100 Gala, hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, turned the awards into a roast of figures like Victoria Beckham, showing how honor events now serve as satire platforms.

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Nikki Glaser Mocks Beckham

Nikki Glaser mocked Victoria Beckham at the Time100 Gala in New York on April 23, 2026, questioning why she never smiles.
Victoria Beckham responded with a tight-lipped half-smile as cameras focused on her.
David Beckham, seated beside her, openly chuckled during the exchange.
The couple also marked the GAP collection launch and Victoria’s TIME100 Summit honor while remaining estranged from son Brooklyn, who declined a reconciliation offer in January.

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