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As the first ever female host of the Screen Actors Guild awards, actress Kristen Bell avoided mentioning the 'elephant in the room' - myriad of sexual misconduct allegations facing Hollywood - during her opening monologue. But, the actress did make an impassioned plea for 'empathy and diligence'. She said, "It's a true privilege to experience and share the wide scope of humanity through storytelling. Everyone's story deserves to be told, especially now. We are living in a watershed moment in time, and as we march forward with active momentum and open ears, let's make sure we are leading the charge with empathy and diligence, because fear and anger never win the race," added Bell. The actress also poked fun at the First Lady of the United States Melania Trump by saying that 'it feels good to be the first lady at SAG awards.'