Chelsea Handler Reveals Why She Broke Up With Jo Koy

By Vikas Singh

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Chelsea Handler is discussing her split from Jo Koy in July.

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On the Dec. 16 episode of The View, the 47-year-old said, "There were simply some behaviours that we couldn't agree on, and it felt to me like I would have to abandon myself—which maybe I would have been OK to do if I was 20 or 25—but I wasn't willing to do that."

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based on Entertainment Tonight, 27 episodes. "I was not going to abandon myself, no matter how much I loved this person, and I loved him so much."

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Chelsea went on, "I said, "I'm not going to change this, and I'm not going to behave differently so that you feel more at ease. I won't be doing that. Additionally, I had to end a relationship that I truly thought would last forever, which was painful."

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Even though she claimed she and Jo attempted "everything I could think of," including counselling, to try to make their relationship work, she eventually came to the conclusion that their efforts were "futile."

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Chelsea didn't specify what they had been at odds over, but she did cryptically acknowledge that "leaving him was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do."

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Chelsea and Jo, both 51, frequently appeared on the 2007–2014 programme Chelsea Lately. During the epidemic, their friendship evolved from platonic to amorous.

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The E! host said, "When he was leaving, I was thinking, 'That's a bummer. Exclusively shared by news cover star. Or if I hadn't heard from him for a few days, I'd be thinking, "Where's Jo Koy? He's normally up my ass." Then I began to understand, "Oh, he's not bothering me."

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Chelsea, though, confirmed their breakup over the summer before their anniversary.

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