Jimmy Kimmel apologizes to Quinta Brunson for Emmys bit: ‘I drank too much’

Deadline reported. Still, the lawsuit will likely stay on hold for some time, as the actor will first stand trial next week in Los Angeles Superior Court over criminal rape charges involving three of the four women suing him.On June 17, 2020 the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office charged Danny with raping three women in separate incidents in 2001 and 2003 at his Hollywood Hills home. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the DA's office declined to file sexual assault charges against the former "The Ranch" star in two other investigations due to insufficient evidence in one case and because the statute of limitations had passed for the other.

Good for Quinta Brunson!

Quinta Brunson’s voice is hoarse. The days of pre-award festivities leading up to the Sept. 12 ceremony were frantic, starting with Variety’s Showrunners Dinner (where she swapped war stories with fellow TV creators like Dan Harmon, Danny Strong and Liz Meriwether). Then came the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony in downtown Los Angeles, the Governors Gala and Disney’s post-Emmy celebration, which spilled into the next day. Something had to give. Yet when the “Abbott Elementary” creator and star sits down for an in-depth interview with Variety, her creative voice is clear and strong.

The skit saw Arnett drag Kimmel’s “passed out” body onto the stage, before placing him right next to the microphone.The gag continued as Brunson accepted the award for her work on the ABC series Abbott Elementary.Yesterday (September 14), Brunson appeared on Kimmel’s show Jimmy Kimmel Live! and jokingly interrupted his opening monologue as payback.“So you know how you win an Emmy, you only have 45 seconds to do an acceptance speech, which is not that much time? And then you get less time because someone does a dumb comedy bit that goes on a bit too long?” Brunson said.Take a look at the clip here:Later in the show, the pair addressed the incident during a sit-down interview, with Kimmel formally apologising to Brunson.“I do want to explain this for those who may be confused by this,” said Kimmel. “That was a dumb comedy bit that we thought would be funny.

was criticized as disrespectful to Brunson, though she indicated at the time she didn’t mind. And earlier Wednesday, she urged people to watch Kimmel to see how the two would resolve it.Which brings us back to Wednesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” We’ll start with the monologue — Near the end, Brunson strolled out on stage carrying her Emmy, to wild applause from the audience.“You know you’re a little early for your interview,” Kimmel joked.“I know, I know, I have a little favor to ask you.

Jimmy Kimmel has issued a full apology to Quinta Brunson for overstaying his welcome on stage at the 2022 Emmy Awards earlier in the week.

Quinta Brunson got back at Jimmy Kimmel for his controversial Emmys bit the best way she could… Interrupting his monologue! The creator, writer and star of appeared on Wednesday, just days after the late-night host drew ire online for sticking to a bit that had him laying down on the Emmys stage during Brunson's acceptance speech for the Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series.On Wednesday, Brunson interrupted Kimmel's monologue to show off her shiny, new Emmy award.

Sheryl Lee Ralph is calling out Jimmy Kimmel.

Jimmy Kimmel's controversial prolonged comedy bit during Monday night's 2022 Emmy Awards. The Emmy-winning star revealed that she was less than pleased about the late-night talk show host playing dead during co-star and fellow first-time Emmy winner Quinta Brunson's acceptance speech. «I was absolutely confused,» she told reporters at ABC's TCA day on Wednesday. «I didn't know what was going on.

Selome Hailu Sheryl Lee Ralph has made her feelings known on Jimmy Kimmel’s bit during Quinta Brunson’s Emmys acceptance speech. During a virtual panel for ABC’s presentation at the TCA’s summer press tour, “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Brunson was asked Kimmel lying down onstage as she won the award for comedy writing on Monday night. She reiterated her previous comments that she isn’t upset about what happened, mentioning that she’s appearing on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Wednesday. “I’m anticipating that we are going to have a good old fashioned time,” she said. “I have talked with Jimmy since, and I think no matter what, it’s important to just showcase that ‘Abbott Elementary’ is premiering next week. It’s gonna be a good time and you’ll probably just have to tune in and watch.”

Jimmy Kimmel faced backlash after some viewers took issue with a controversial stunt that he pulled during Quinta Brunson's Emmy Awards acceptance speech on Monday night. Kimmel, 54, and Will Arnett, 52, who were the presenters for the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series award, began their segment with a bit in which the actor dragged Kimmel on stage by his ankles as he joked that the TV host had passed out after having "gotten into the skinny margaritas" backstage following his loss in his own category. When Brunson, 32, walked onstage to accept her award after Arnett announced her as the winner, she had to step over Kimmel's body to get to the microphone as he pretended to be comatose while laying on the floor.

A night to remember. Jimmy Kimmel endlessly complimented Quinta Brunson. The creator and star of ABC’s Abbott Elementary just won her first Emmy for Best Comedy Writing at the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards, and the late-night talk show host celebrated by lying down on the floor when she was giving her speech.

Emmys acceptance speech with a misjudged skit.On Monday night (September 12), Kimmel and actor Will Arnett presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. The skit saw Arnett drag Kimmel’s “passed out” body onto the stage, before placing him right next to the microphone.READ MORE: Emmys 2022: the winners, losers, snubs and successesBut as Brunson – who won for her work on the ABC series Abbott Elementary – stepped onto the stage to accept her award, Kimmel continued the gag by pretending to be out cold, prompting Brunson to give her speech over his body.Viewers soon took to Twitter to criticise Kimmel, with many describing the skit as “disrespectful”.“Quinta Brunson deserved better than giving her acceptance over Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘dead’ body,” wrote one viewer.Another added: “The choice to make Quinta Brunson step over Jimmy Kimmel to get to the mic and then play her off early was atrocious.”“Jimmy Kimmel RUINED Quinta Brunson’s onstage pictures!” said another.

Quinta Brunson won her first Emmy Award last night in the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for her hit ABC series Abbott Elementary!

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Emmys speech into “The White-Man Show.”Late night host Jimmy Kimmel is being accused of “white privilege” after overshadowing “Abbott Elementary” star-creator Quinta Brunson’s 2022 Emmys speech with a decidedly obnoxious sketch. Footage of the stunt is going viral as awards show fans rip the funnyman for allegedly ruining her big moment. For the uninitiated, the inflammatory moment occurred after presenter Will Arnett dragged the 54-year-old “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host on stage for a skit before announcing the winner for Best Writing in a Comedy Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards Show in Los Angeles.“Jimmy couldn’t be here tonight,” Arnett, 52 joked while addressing his “passed out” co-host.

Jimmy Kimmel is facing heavy criticism online after gatecrashing Quinta Brunson’s Emmys acceptance speech. Brunson won an Emmy Award for her writing on the comedy series Abbott Elementary. She was introduced by actor Will Arnett, who dragged Kimmel onstage as part of a bit – the host pretended to have passed out after drinking too many skinny margaritas upon losing in his own category.

first-time winnerQuinta Brunson. But when the creator and star went onstage to collect her Emmy, she was met with a seemingly passed-out Jimmy Kimmel, who pretended to lie completely still during the entirety of her acceptance speech as part of a prolonged comedy bit. The moment spurred backlash after viewers voiced their unhappiness over his unwillingness to move.Presenting the Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series category during the Emmy telecast, Will Arnett dragged an immobile Kimmel onstage, joking that this is the «13th time in a row that he’s lost and he just got into the skinny margaritas back there.» After Arnett announced Brunson as the winner, she attempted to inform him that he could move now that she had collected the hardware, saying, «Jimmy, wake up.