Quinta Brunson Responds To Twitter Backlash Over Jimmy Kimmel's Emmys Gag During Her Acceptance Speech!
13.09.2022 - 18:53
/ perezhilton.com
Quinta Brunson is taking it all in stride!
Monday night’s Emmys telecast proved to be a career-changing moment for the Abbott Elementary creator and star. At the show, she won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series — a very well-deserved nod to her amazing sitcom!
Except when it came time for the 32-year-old to accept the award on stage, presenter Jimmy Kimmel decided to stick around in an unconventional way. And fans were NOT happy!
…But Quinta doesn’t quite see it the same way they do!!
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This all started when Will Arnett came out to present the award during Monday night’s show. He dragged the prostrate late-night talk show host on stage with him and joked about how Jimmy was supposedly despondent over losing out on his own Emmys nomination:
Fans loved the gag! Arnett fumbled through his intro before announcing the award, and Jimmy continued to lie next to him on stage. However, when it came time to bring up Brunson as the rightful winner, things took a turn for many fans watching at home. Jimmy never got up, and Quinta gave her entire speech while Kimmel lay motionless at her feet!!
She first tried to alert him to her victory, saying:
And while he briefly broke character to give her a thumbs up, he stayed down on the stage floor the entire time. So, Quinta delivered her speech with him there!
You can see the full exchange here:
OMG!
On Twitter, fans didn’t care for the moment as much as Kimmel probably figured they would have. Many criticized the Jimmy Kimmel Live host for the extended gag, arguing it took the spotlight away from the Abbott Elementary genius in what should have been a coronating moment for her entertainment