Talk-show host and comic Chelsea Handler has been revealed as this year's MTV Video Music Awards host.
Certainly a departure from last year's host, Russell Brand, Handler might not have a rock edge, but she can certainly be a loose canon when required.
As host of E!'s "Chelsea Lately," Handler cuts up bold names and tabloid fodder, speaks often of her serious relationship with booze and deadpans like a pro.
On Sept. 12, she'll have plenty of targets, as the always interesting Lady Gaga is nominated for a ton of trophies, Justin Bieber is set to perform and Ke$ha will serve as one of many presenters.
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Photo: Chelsea Handler. Credit: Benjamin Reed / Los Angeles Times.
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