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Jennifer Coolidge did not take a lavender bath just to sit through such an embarrassing Emmys telecast.
The actress, who deservedly won an Emmy Award for her work on The White Lotus, gave a speech that was long overdue and as delightful as all of her fans had manifested, but was rudely played off by the producers of a TV special about how good TV is who had no idea what kind of television people want, or need, to see.
Coolidge made the most of the moment, hilariously dancing as the music drowned out her thank-yous. So, ironically, one of the more iconic moments of the night will be owed to the producers’ gross negligence. They played off Jennifer Coolidge, who any savvy person knows would give a speech worthy of an hour of a telecast’s time. But at least we got that horrendous and overlong Kia commercial. If you buy a Kia now, you’re officially homophobic.