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Gabourey Sidibe Knows What Idina Menzel Is Going Through

Gabourey Sidibe Knows What Idina Menzel Is Going Through
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John Travolta butchering Idina Menzel's name at the 2014 Oscars is the stuff memes are made of. But if there's one person who knows what Menzel is going through on a somewhat regular basis, it's Gabourey Sidibe.

The "American Horror Story" actress was guest host on "Chelsea Lately" Tuesday and introduced a clip of Handler's sidekick, Chuy, butchering her name for promos.

Watch the hilarious clip above.

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Confusing Celebrity Names
Idina Menzel(01 of41)
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Correctly pronounced ah-DEE-nah mehn-ZEHL. (credit:Getty Images)
Cate Blanchett(02 of41)
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Nope, not Kate. (But pronounced KATE BLAN-chit) (credit:Getty Images)
Matthew McConaughey(03 of41)
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You're tempted to spell it as McCon-oh-hey! But don't. (credit:Getty Images)
Spike Jonze(04 of41)
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You're tempted to spell it as Jones, we know. That's wrong though. (credit:Getty Images)
Chiwetel Ejiofor(05 of41)
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Pronounced Choo-it-tell Edg-ee-oh-for. (credit:AP)
Lupita Nyong'o(06 of41)
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Don't forget the apostrophe! (Pronounced lew-PEET-tuh en-YON-go.) (credit:Getty Images)
Jared Leto(07 of41)
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Not Lee-to. Just Le-to. Pronounced LET-oh, if that makes it easier. (credit:Getty Images)
Zosia Mamet(08 of41)
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Her first name rhymes with "Sasha." (credit:Getty Images)
Jaime King(09 of41)
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Jamie is a more common spelling, so watch out. (credit:Getty Images)
Busy Philipps(10 of41)
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One L, two Ps. (credit:Getty Images)
Zach Galifianakis(11 of41)
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Gali-fia-nakis (Bonus: sounds like Gal-if-fan-ah-kis). (credit:Getty Images)
Dan Aykroyd(12 of41)
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Don't forget the Y. (credit:Getty Images)
Ashlee Simpson(13 of41)
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It isn't Ashley. (credit:Getty Images)
Jon Gosselin(14 of41)
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Not John, nope. (credit:AP)
Nicholle Tom(15 of41)
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Not to be confused with Nicole. (credit:Getty Images)
Jef Holm(16 of41)
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One F is enough, thanks. (credit:Getty Images)
Courteney Cox(17 of41)
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I'll have a cougar with a side of E. (credit:Getty Images)
Avril Lavigne(18 of41)
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Unlike Adam Levine. (credit:AP)
Nicki Minaj(19 of41)
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Unlike Nicky Hilton. (credit:Getty Images)
Joe Manganiello(20 of41)
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Man-ga-niello (Bonus: sounds like Man-GUH-nello). (credit:Getty Images)
Kristin Cavallari(21 of41)
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A lot of alliteration with this one. (credit:Getty Images)
Arnold Schwarzenegger(22 of41)
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Schwarz-en-egger. (credit:Getty Images)
Kaley Cuoco(23 of41)
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Not Kelly, not Kylie. (credit:Getty Images)
Ryan Phillippe(24 of41)
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Remember Busy Philipps? Ryan sees her L, then raises her one. FILL-uh-PEE! (credit:Getty Images)
Barbra Streisand(25 of41)
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Hold the A. (credit:Getty Images)
Shannen Doherty(26 of41)
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Nope, not Shannon. (credit:Getty Images)
Lorde(27 of41)
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Don't forget the E, though it's pronounced just like Lord. (credit:AP)
Nicolas Cage(28 of41)
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No H. (credit:Getty Images)
Jamie Foxx(29 of41)
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Double the X, double the fun. (credit:Getty Images)
Amanda Seyfried(30 of41)
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Not Seafreed, no. (credit:Getty Images)
Milla Jovovich(31 of41)
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Unlike Mila Kunis. (credit:AP)
Quvenzhané Wallis(32 of41)
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Qu-ven-zhané (Bonus: sounds like kwuh-VEHN-juh-nay). (credit:Getty Images)
Will Ferrell(33 of41)
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Two Rs, two Ls, two Es. Not to be confused with Colin Farrell. (credit:Getty Images)
Saoirse Ronan(34 of41)
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Sa-oir-se (Bonus: sounds like Seer-sha Row-nin). (credit:AP)
Shia LaBeouf(35 of41)
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Shi-a La-B-eou-f. A name with all five vowels! (credit:AP)
Zooey Deschanel(36 of41)
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Like the designer, but with a Des. (credit:AP)
Chloë Sevigny(37 of41)
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You want to write it as Sevenee, but you'd be wrong. (credit:Getty Images)
Mia Wasikowska(38 of41)
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Wa-si-kow-ska (Bonus: sounds like Va-shee-kov-ska). (credit:Getty Images)
Martin Scorsese(39 of41)
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Yup, se-se. (credit:Getty Images)
Ralph Fiennes(40 of41)
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Not Fines, no. (Bonus: his first name sounds like Rafe). (credit:Getty Images)
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard(41 of41)
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Yeah, good luck with these two ... (credit:Getty Images)
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