--- title: Leslie Jones Is the Celebrity Selfie-Taking Hero We Need description: The 'Ghostbusters' actress clearly had a blast at the TIME 100 Gala, where she mingled — and took pictures — with a slew of fellow stars. canonical: https://time.com/4755978/leslie-jones-time-100-selfies/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-26T15:44:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T08:47:33.822Z og:title: Leslie Jones Was a Celeb Selfie-Taking Hero at the TIME 100 Gala og:description: The comedian hung out with a ton of celebrities — and has the pics to prove it og:url: https://time.com/4755978/leslie-jones-time-100-selfies/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f2fe16e85c715f0/6988cac12dce019f5b9ed33c/leslie-jones-colin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4054 og:image:height: 2280 og:image:alt: 2017 Time 100 Gala - Cocktails og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Leslie Jones Was a Celeb Selfie-Taking Hero at the TIME 100 Gala twitter:description: The comedian hung out with a ton of celebrities — and has the pics to prove it twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f2fe16e85c715f0/6988cac12dce019f5b9ed33c/leslie-jones-colin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Leslie Jones Solidified Her Life of the Party Status at the TIME 100 Gala > Sponsored content. 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Leslie Jones, Margot Robbie, and Riz Ahmed were just three of the attendees at the 2017 TIME 100 Gala on Tuesday._  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Apr 26, 2017 3:44 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Apr 26, 2017 3:44 PM UTC You can always count on Leslie Jones to [have a good time](http://time.com/4745447/leslie-jones-on-vacation/) at a party — and come through for her fans with copious photo evidence of the characters she’s been hobnobbing with. On Tuesday night, the comedian and actor attended the [annual TIME 100 Gala](http://time.com/4753419/time-100-gala-biggest-moments/) in New York as [one of the year’s members](http://time.com/collection-post/4736219/leslie-jones/). “I live-tweet pretty much everything, anything that’s exciting,” she told TIME during the cocktail hour. Her proximity to the world’s luminaries also gave her the perfect chance to take plenty of selfies. Here’s a roundup of Jones’s well-documented night, as seen through her Twitter. She kicked things off by sharing some shots of her and _Deadpool_‘s [Ryan Reynolds](http://time.com/collection-post/4736221/ryan-reynolds/), who’s apparently one of her crushes. Not to worry, though: his wife and fellow star [Blake Lively](http://time.com/4745551/blake-lively-on-career/) also got a complimentary shout-out. Jones called her “the homie.” > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/857094573352517634) > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/857095094259810304) Jones also got a snap in [with Sarah Paulson](http://time.com/4755191/sarah-paulson-on-princess-diana-at-time-100/), another member of the year’s list, alongside actress Holland Taylor. > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/857095214267326465) But it wasn’t just actresses on Jones’s selfie list: news veteran [Katie Couric](http://time.com/money/4413480/melania-trump-plagiarism-high-profile/item/katie-couric-3/), _Daily Show_ host Trevor Noah, and director [Ava DuVernay](http://time.com/collection-post/4736186/ava-duvernay/) were also in the mix. > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/857095407385665538) > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/857095584490106886) There were athletes and models and chefs, oh my: > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/857095948291461120) > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/857096063605497861) > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/857096138872291334) > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/857096244958830592) > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/857096435740942336) And, last but not least, Jones made sure to sneak a picture in with [Viola Davis](http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736294/viola-davis/), one of the TIME cover stars of the year who also delivered [a powerful toast](http://time.com/4752397/time-100-gala-viola-davis-toast/) during the course of the evening. While meeting Davis might leave most of us speechless, Jones assures us that Davis is actually “normal as hell.” As usual, thank you to Jones for giving us the inside scoop. > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/857097613841182721) ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] I never thought that I would find myself on a cover of the Time and I take this more as a kind of vote of confidence than a reward. I feel like I'm with the probably the greatest group of people which are authentic, awake, aware, where even courageous individuals This is an event where you get to celebrate talent that goes beyond the glitz and glam. You know, as activists, we are used to not necessarily being acknowledged, but in this moment, we are being acknowledged. And it's not just about us, we know that we represent a movement that happened in this country. And to be acknowledged for that is amazing. What we're watching for, the people who we We really think are changing our conversation. My whole life has led me to this moment. [ MUSIC ] Influence has a cost, especially in tribal times. When those seeking to divide us are not always interested in finding common ground, but the reward is great as well for those who bring us together. What you say gets heard. What you value, matters and multiplies. You want proof? Ladies and gentlemen the 2017 Time 100, [ MUSIC ] That everybody in this room I'm sure at some point has gone through something in their lives and you've survived it, but not only did you survive it You took that trauma, that hurt, that revelation or whatever it was and you used it to connect, to give, to influence, to help. And that is the beauty and the purpose of what we are here On this earth to do. And I'm here today not because I did all of this work myself, but because I'm just one of 3, 300 volunteers who's job it is to find life From underneath death. And this group of 3, 300 volunteers to date has rescued the lives of over 90, 000 Syrian civilians. [ APPLAUSE ] And I hope next year, instead of me being here, that it would be someone who was able to bring peace not only to Syria but to every place in the world That has conflicts, thank you. [ APPLAUSE ] Whoa, God, only knows what I'd be without you. [ APPLAUSE ] God only knows. 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