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Emmy winner Jennifer Coolidge breaks into dance after producers cut her off mid-acceptance speech-Cydney Yeates-Entertainment – Metro

‘HOW DO YOU PLAY OFF JENNIFER COOLIDGE?’

Emmy winner Jennifer Coolidge breaks into dance after producers cut her off mid-acceptance speech-Cydney Yeates-Entertainment – Metro

Jennifer Coolidge broke into dance after being played out at the Emmys (Picture: Getty)

Jennifer Coolidge has sent the internet into meltdown after she broke into dance while being played off during her Emmy acceptance speech.

The Legally Blonde star was among the winners at this year’s Emmy awards and scooped up her first-ever gong for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie for her role in the HBO show The White Lotus.

It was a huge moment for Coolidge, and she rightfully took her time by telling the audience she had a lavender bath before the ceremony before going on to give thanks to her colleagues.

But no sooner than Coolidge began her shout-outs, the producers started to play her off to Ray Charles’ Hit the Road Jack. The audacity!

‘I just want to say I took a lavender bath tonight, right before the show, and it made me swell up inside my dress,’ she began by saying.

‘I’m having a hard time speaking.’

Jennifer Coolidge deciding to dance when the #Emmys attempted to play her off is a truly perfect moment pic.twitter.com/bBkOykRMZA

— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) September 13, 2022

Coolidge had only just started thanking her supporters when Emmys producers intervened (Picture: Getty)

The White Lotus legend broke into dance as she was played off (Picture: Rex)

Coolidge’s mic was turned off so she couldn’t finish her speech (Picture: Getty)

Coolidge then shared her gratitude to HBO and the likes, but music quickly broke out interrupting her.

‘No, hang on, this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing and I’m full, I’m full,’ she exclaimed.

Handling the disruption like an absolute champ, Coolidge then started dancing – and the crowd went wild.

Fans around the globe were also living for the actress’s impromptu moves, but blasted the Emmys for cutting her off.

Straight to jail with whoever played @JENCOOLIDGE off stage! But also thank you because we got that adorable dance. #Emmys

— Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) September 13, 2022

Jennifer Coolidge spending the last 10 seconds of her speech saying “wait, hold on” and then dancing to “Hit the Road Jack”? Give it another Emmy.

— R. Eric Thomas (@oureric) September 13, 2022

Jennifer Coolidge deciding to dance when the #Emmys attempted to play her off is a truly perfect moment pic.twitter.com/bBkOykRMZA

— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) September 13, 2022

AFTER DECADES IN THE INDUSTRY WITH MOSTLY HUMP-THE-FURNITURE-ESQUE PARTS JENNIFER COOLIDGE FINALLY GOT THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME WITH THE WHITE LOTUS AND EVEN EARNED AN EMMY NOMINATION AND WIN FOR THE ROLE AND THEN THE TELEVISION ACADEMY HAD THE AUDACITY TO PLAY HER OFF. pic.twitter.com/yuiRJBbGmn

— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) September 13, 2022

HOW DO YOU PLAY OFF JENNIFER COOLIDGE

— David Mack (@davidmackau) September 13, 2022

C’mon #emmys producers! How do you play off the great Jennifer Coolidge while she’s delivering a once in a career acceptance speech? Even when something exciting happens onstage, they can’t help stepping on the moment.

— Eric Deggans at NPR (@Deggans) September 13, 2022

‘Straight to jail with whoever played @JENCOOLIDGE off stage!’ fumed on. ‘But also thank you because we got that adorable dance.’

Echoing a similar sentiment, another vented: ‘C’mon #emmys producers! How do you play off the great Jennifer Coolidge while she’s delivering a once in a career acceptance speech? Even when something exciting happens onstage, they can’t help stepping on the moment.’

A third added: ‘HOW DO YOU PLAY OFF JENNIFER COOLIDGE.’

This year’s Emmys was an evening full of laughter, with Kenan Thompson ripping into Leonardo DiCaprio during his speech.

Elsewhere, Succession writer Jesse Armstrong said it had been a ‘big week for successions’ as his hit HBO drama scooped the gong for outstanding drama series.

He was quickly reminded to ‘keep it royalist’ by series star and Scottish actor Brian Cox.

Emmy Awards 2022 winners

Best comedy

Ted Lasso

Best drama

Succession

Best limited series

The White Lotus

Best actress – comedy

Jean Smart – Hacks

Best actor – comedy

Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso

Best actress – drama

Zendaya – Euphoria

Best actor – drama

Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game

Best actress – limited series or TV movie

Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout

Best actor – limited series or TV movie

Michael Keaton – Dopesick

Supporting actress – comedy

Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary

Supporting actor – comedy

Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso

Supporting actress – drama

Julia Garner – Ozark

Supporting actor – drama

Matthew Macfadyen – Succession

Supporting actress – limited series or movie

Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus

Supporting actor – limited series or movie

Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus

Variety talk series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Variety sketch series

Saturday Night Live

Reality competition program

Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls

Writing for a comedy series

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary

Writing for a drama series

Jesse Armstrong – Succession

Writing for a limited series, movie or drama special

Mike White – The White Lotus

Directing for a comedy series

MJ Delaney – Ted Lasso

Directing for a drama series

Hwang Dong-hyuk – Squid Game

Directing for a limited series or movie

Mike White – The White Lotus

Documentary or nonfiction series

The Beatles: Get Back

Documentary or nonfiction special

George Carlin’s American Dream

Outstanding writing for a variety series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Outstanding writing for a variety special

Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel

Outstanding variety special (pre-recorded)

Adele One Night Only

Outstanding variety special (live)

The Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show

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