Chelsea Handler and comedian Salma Hindy have become embroiled in a public dispute over why Hindy stopped opening for Handler, with Palestine at the centre of competing accounts of what happened. Hindy has alleged that her professional relationship with Handler deteriorated after she raised the Israel-Palestine conflict with the comedian, while Handler has rejected the claim and says Hindy withdrew from the remaining shows herself.
The dispute has now escalated, with Hindy saying Handler told her privately that she had contacted lawyers and considered Hindy's account defamatory. Hindy says she is not pursuing legal action herself and is instead seeking legal advice.
