Jimmy Kimmel was denounced as a “disrespectful person” for attempting to topple Quinta Brunson during his historic Emmy win for “Abbott Elementary”, which earned him the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series category behind Lena Waithe. Seen as only the second black woman to win. “Master of None”).
A (confused) bit featuring late night host Will Arnett and the latter saw the former pulling off the former’s “dead body” on the Emmys stage. Kimmel motioned for the entirety of Arnett’s announcement of the nominees—and as soon as Brunson made his way to the stage and eventually gave his speech.
Kimmel’s move did not go down well with many Twitter users who had their opinion on the matter irritated To Anger On the host for taking away from a special moment for the “Abbott Elementary” producer. “Really Jimmy Kimmel doesn’t feel like he’s on the ground while Quinta is accepting his award. The joke was stale,” one person said. wrote,
Others called out the fact that Kimmel was specifically harassing a black woman by refusing to step off the stage. During his speech, Brunson invites him to leave, causing Kimmel to gesture with only one thumb. At the end of her heartfelt words, in which she thanked her extended family, husband and the cast and crew of ‘Abbott,’ she quipped, ‘And Jimmy.
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