Seth Rogen Rips Into Chris Brown, Mel Gibson At '2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards' (VIDEO)

With this year's crop of Oscar contenders coming mostly from the world of independent films, the "Film Independent Spirit Awards" (Sat., 10 p.m. EST on IFC) felt more like a pre-Academy Awards than in any year prior. That said, Seth Rogen made sure it didn't feel too much like an Oscars ceremony from the very beginning. In his opening monologue, he embraced the lighter atmosphere with some cutting material that would have likely never made it to air on the big show Sunday night.

"Without awards season, we wouldn't know what a horrible bigot Brett Ratner is," Rogen said of the original Oscars director. Ratner was removed after making a homophobic comment.

"I honestly bet, though, that Brett Ratner really wishes that he was organizing the Grammys, because they seem much more forgiving than the Oscars," Rogen continued. "You say a few hateful things, they don't let you within 100 yards of the Oscars. You can literally beat the s**t out of a nominee, they ask you to perform twice at the Grammys."

The target of his words, Chris Brown, wasn't in attendance, nor was Rihanna, or a later target of Rogen's skewering humor. In talking about the film "Drive," Rogen said, "That movie made Jews so scary, I thought Mel Gibson directed it."

It is that sense of answering to no one that Rogen exemplified in his hosting, and independent filmmaking embraces with its craft. "The Artist" dominated the night, taking four awards. For a complete list of winners, click here.

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Comments

[LotusGarden]

12:51 PM on 03/04/2012

Funny, if this WASTE OF SKIN had something to say he would start with adult males like serial wife beaters: Charlie Sheen, Sean Penn, Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Sizemore, Tommy Lee, Richie Sambora, John McEnroe, country stars Alan Jackson or Rodney Atkins who 3 months ago tried to kill his wife Tammy in front of their 10 yr old son. No, he wants to bully a 22-yr-old black kid because the biased media is bullying him. Yes, he had 1 fight as a teenager 3 years ago. What exactly does that have to do with you Seth? You lowlife bum!

[Ugonna]

07:56 AM on 02/29/2012

those who are angry at Seth, is there anything he said here that is untrue, speculated or exaggerated? You don't need to even dislike C Brown to point out the obvious like Seth did.;

[Ugonna]

07:54 AM on 02/29/2012

LOVE Seth Rogan!

[prettysmart420]

06:54 AM on 02/29/2012

Great way to mention Mel Gibson along with Chris Brown given the racial debate on the different treatment. But the Mel joke was really about DV now was it?

[lilian Madi]

08:36 PM on 02/28/2012

Seth and Miranda aren't doing Rihanna any favors, they aren't making her any less of a victim, they're actually making sure she remains a victim and remains embarrassed. For no logical reason Seth and Miranda have invaded Rihanna's personal life and have made sure to keep her wounds fresh and unhealed. They aren't fighting to embarrass ALL men/women who commit domestic violence or child abuse, they are just pointlessly humiliating Rihanna for publicity and a quick joke, now her personal pains are their stage material, WTF!
They aren't embarrassing abuser who sit at home right now in secret, they're only embarrassing Rihanna. How is it acceptable for 2 strangers not involved in the situation to press the matter so hard publicly (PUBLICLY) when the actual victim WANTS to move on from the scar. People get mad when the police release victims names to the news, but publicly keeping Rihanna as a victim is ok, even though she doesn't want that. How is this cool? So many A-list celebrities have done horrible things and yet they get scripts written for their comebacks, but Chris and Rihanna have to remain a public spectacle. A-list celebrities wrote letters in support to have Roman Polanski released, and the reasons were "He's talented". Why is Roman Polanski's talent a good reason to ignore his crimes, but Chris talent is not. Letters for Polanski but Chris must stay publicly lashed.

[Ugonna]

07:53 AM on 02/29/2012

this isn't just about Rihanna alone. What happened to her could have happened to any person, let alone any woman. Seth is not talking about Rihanna so much as C Brown and the Grammys tolerance of him.

[LotusGarden]

01:01 PM on 03/04/2012

This constant bully of Chris Brown has not now nor has it ever been about Rihanna! Chris & Ri were very young, Chris was a teenager, at the time they had one altercation! The biased media and desperate interests groups in america turned their fight into an issue they could exploit.It's sad that two young blacks, especially 22-yr-old Chris, can be turned into america's whipping post for their enjoyment and continued abuse! They could give two dead flies about Rihanna. They just need her to play her part as the continued victim so Chris can remain cast as their eternal villian! Haven't you learned the game by now? America the beautiful!

[Comfortably Numb]

06:07 PM on 03/06/2012

no personal responsibility in your world??

To paraphrase Chris Rock, ' Rihanna isn't looking over her shoulders for the media' ...

[Angela Church]

08:05 PM on 02/27/2012

THIS FOOL IS JUST THAT ...

[pangai]

07:55 PM on 02/27/2012

Fact: Mel Gibson went on a antisemitic rant when pulled over for drunk driving.
Fact:Chris Brown was arrested for beating up his girlfriend.
For those trying to put down Rogen during his monologue, what did he say that was either incorrect or off base?
Gibson and Brown are amazingly talented, but Rogan is a comedian whose comments were spot on.

[pangai]

07:48 PM on 02/27/2012

He is been in something like 28 movies, a dozen tv shows, and has won numerous comedy awards and has been nominated for Golden Globe. Twenty years from now he will be remembered as a well-known comedian. Chris brown, on the other hand, will always be known asthe guy who beat the crap out of his girlfriend.

[Michael Kittredge]

11:09 PM on 02/27/2012

Who is Chris Brown? Was he that guy in the yellow vest picking trash up by the side of the highway?

[Joe Lowe]

06:42 PM on 02/27/2012

I would love to see him run his mouth face to face without hundreds of people around

[liacashmere89]

06:47 PM on 02/27/2012

I think Mel and Chris only fight women. So, I doubt anything would happen

[LotusGarden]

01:23 PM on 03/04/2012

You know nothing about Chris Brown or the 1 fight he had with Rihanna. There are 2 sides to every story and Rihanna told you she started that conflict. Move on "good folks of america".

[FSMbaby]

06:39 PM on 02/27/2012

Another reason why I love, love, love Seth Rogan.

[bmitche]

06:28 PM on 02/27/2012

Funny guy !

[delmarwood]

05:32 PM on 02/27/2012

wow huff,"actor insults brown"? ...by pointing out he beat up his girlfriend? no bias in here ,again, right huff,,pathetic reporting at its best

[CHARLIE X]

09:39 PM on 02/27/2012

it's their trademark. like CBS has "America's Most Watched" and Fox has "Fair and Balanced".

[brandan dennehy]

12:56 PM on 02/28/2012

Reporting? It was a monologue from an awards show. If you don't like the Spirit Awards or Seth Rogen there wasn't much reason to read the article.

[brooktarheel]

05:18 PM on 02/27/2012

I found Rogen's comments regarding Chris Brown and the Grammys to be very astute and insightful.

[LotusGarden]

01:31 PM on 03/04/2012

So where were the "astute & insightful" comments from this 'piece of crap' on The Grammy's honored Glen Campbell who beat ex-wife Tanya Tucker on a routine basis even knocking out her two front teeth? How abou the Grammy's allowing an adulterer, Mr. Miranda Lambert to perform? Where was Seth's insightful comments about The Grammy's allowing wife beater's Ozzy Osbourne to win last year for Best Rock CD and and Eminem who performed twice, was nominated for 10 Grammy's taking home 2 awards? LOL, "america the beautiful" & it's "good folks" are at it again!

[Comfortably Numb]

06:04 PM on 03/06/2012

Are you mad at Rogen or the Grammys?

[krktoday]

05:11 PM on 02/27/2012

Call it as it is Seth. Once a woman beater alway's a woman beater. Been there done that.

[pangai]

07:58 PM on 02/27/2012

Yeah that is why. We point out an antisemite and a woman basher, yet we are who the world hates.