In his acceptance for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the 2017 Emmys, Donald Glover thanked Trump for making Black people ”most oppressed“
Glover was referencing more recent events in which Trump’s comments and actions have been perceived as fanning the flames of racism throughout the country. That includes Trump’s recent comments about events in places like Charlottesville, Virginia, in which Neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members demonstrated in protest of the city’s decision to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
After a woman was killed when a car was driven into anti-far right protesters in Charlottesville, Trump said he condemned violence “on many sides.” He was criticized for not condemning Neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klansmen outright.
Glover also won the Emmy Chappelle and McCarthy presented, taking both awards home for his work on his FX show “Atlanta.”
Emmys 2017: Nominees From 'Veep,' 'This Is Us' and 'Black-ish' Do Drinks Together (Photos)
2017 Emmy nominees Tracee Ellis Ross and Kathryn Hahn were among an impressive turnout of nominated actors at a TV Academy cocktail party hosted by their peers on Monday night, August 21.
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RuPaul, Tony Hale, and Michelle Visage have a lot to smile about. For one, RuPaul and Visage's "Drag Race" on VH1 scored 8 Emmy nominations.
Some years at this annual event, part-time Montage resident Justin Bieber has popped in. Not this year.
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Patrika Darbo (who won an Emmy last year) and Lily Tomlin are the "Governors" of the Performers Peer Group. That means they lead this branch of the TV Academy.
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Here is a partial group shot of the 2017 acting nominees. On Friday night of Emmy weekend, a larger grouping of the nominees who are in town will pose for another class photo.
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Allison Janney (with Leonardo Nam) spent time getting to know "This Is Us" lead Chrissy Metz when they took the stage together.
Dr. K. on "This Is Us," Gerald McRaney, is a first-time Emmy nominee. He's up for Guest Actor in a Drama Series against two other guest stars on the same show. "This is a little nerve- racking. I like being on the set and the process of doing the work," he said. On working the Emmy campaign trail, McRaney told The Party Report, "It's weird, but it's a damn good weird."
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Real friends alert: "Veep" co-stars Tony Hale and Matt Walsh drove off together at the end of the event.
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"Television has never been better. Television rivals motion pictures," actor and voice of Porky Pig, Bob Bergen (right) told The Party Report. "I think the Amazons and the Hulus have brought the networks up a notch."
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Salvador Camarena and Ross Matthews
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Mindy Sterling (left, with Alan Tudyk) is nominated against herself in the Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.
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Darbo and new TV Academy Chairman and CEO Hayma Washington have more than 20 more peer group receptions to attend before the ceremony on September 17.
Chrissy Metz, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kathryn Hahn, and the ‘Veep’ guys (who drove together) descend on Beverly Hills in the midst of Emmy voting
2017 Emmy nominees Tracee Ellis Ross and Kathryn Hahn were among an impressive turnout of nominated actors at a TV Academy cocktail party hosted by their peers on Monday night, August 21.