Comedian Conan O’Brien was the host for the 98th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night in Hollywood. During his opening monologue, the former talk show host mostly avoided political topics, instead focusing on the entertainment industry, most notably Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, actor Leonardo DiCaprio, and actor Timothee Chalamet, who were in the news recently for remarks critical of ballet and opera. Yet, O’Brien did deliver one joke about the Epstein controversy, taking aim at British elitists who were arrested in February. 

After making a joke about how Amazon Studios did not receive any Oscar nominations this year, O’Brien mentioned that no British thespians were nominated in the best actor or best actress categories. He then made the quip about Epstein and British officials linked to the disgraced financier being arrested, with a not-so-subtle reference to the lack of arrests in the United States.