The Untold Truth Of Chelsea Handler

Just two years after a 19-year-old Chelsea Handler moved from Livingston, N.J. to Los Angeles with a goal of becoming a star, she was arrested for drunk driving. Her arrest, she told Barbara Walters in a 2014 interview, proved to be a pivotal moment. 

"I had to go this class, like DUI class, where basically you had to speak publicly about your experience and your arrest," Handler explained. "And at that time in my life, I had never had to speak publicly. And then I did it ... and I was higher than I've ever been. I mean, everyone was laughing at my story. And somebody said, 'You should be a stand-up comedian!' I'm like, 'Maybe I should!'"

As Handler said in an interview with CNN, speaking in front of the class "helped my career go in the right direction and luckily I didn't injure anybody on my way." She also explained why she wouldn't be getting another DUI, quipping, "I have a driver, luckily — in every city, because I'm so successful."

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