Quinta Brunson snagged her very first Emmy for ‘Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and during her speech, Jimmy Kimmel was laying on the stage.
Quinta literally had to step over him as she positioned herself in front of the mic.
If we were to be honest, we actually forgot he was there as she said her ‘thank yous’ but the internet was not and still isnt having it.
According to TMZ Arnett and Kimmel presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series at Monday night’s Emmy Awards.
Arnett dragged a “passed out” Kimmel onto the stage and laid his body out next to the microphone stand while he explained the late-night host had too many margaritas backstage.
Once Arnett called Brunson’s name as the winner, and she came to the stage, Kimmel continued to carry on with the gag — even after Brunson jokingly exclaimed, “Jimmy, wake up. I won.”
Jimmy laid super close to Brunson as she gave her speech, making it nearly impossible for the show’s directors to get a shot of her without him in it.
Twitter exploded after the moment, with users pointing out how disrespectful Kimmel’s decision came across, including, “Jimmy Kimmel owes Quinta an apology but the messed up part is every image of her accepting her award has his ass in it. White men really are insufferable.”
Another said, “White male privilege is laying on the ground & expecting a Black woman to just step around you while she accepts her hard-earned award.”
Nonetheless, Brunson didn’t seem bothered by the moment, telling reporters after the show, “I think in that moment, I was just really happy that it was Jimmy up there … I don’t know, tomorrow maybe I’ll be mad at him. I’m gonna be on his show on Wednesday, so I might punch him in the face. I don’t know. We’ll see what happens.”
Quinta Brunson says the Jimmy Kimmel #Emmys bit “didn’t bother her that much, I don’t know what the internet thinks” pic.twitter.com/blBFR4r0IR
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 13, 2022
Twitter reaction:
If #QuintaBrunson stepping over #JimmyKimmel who literally laid in her spotlight on the day she won an Emmy isn’t a metaphor for what it means to be a WOC in a white mans world I don’t know what is.
— Heba Gowayed هبة جويد (@hebagowayed) September 13, 2022
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Quinta Brunson deserved better than giving her acceptance over Jimmy Kimmel’s “dead” body. #Emmys #AbbottElementary pic.twitter.com/ofP5mkXpvy
— Garin Pirnia (@gpirnia) September 13, 2022
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The choice to make Quinta Brunson step over Jimmy Kimmel to get to the mic and then play her off early was atrocious. #Emmys
— Hunter Ingram (@hunter_wesley) September 13, 2022
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Nothing will happen to Jimmy Kimmel for stealing Quinta Brunson’s moment as the first Black woman to win a solo Emmy for writing on a show she created.
Anyone who calls this a pattern of Kimmel’s racism will get dragged despite him doing Blackface twice and using the n-word. pic.twitter.com/Olq7qeviwu
— Ola Ojewumi (@Olas_Truth) September 13, 2022
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You can’t convince me that Jimmy Kimmel refusing to get up while Quinta Brunson did her acceptance speech wasn’t pure jealousy and entitlement.
— Taylor Goethe ❄️OPEN 4 WORK❄️ (@InspectorNerd) September 13, 2022
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I don’t know of a better example of invasive white male privilege than Jimmy Kimmel laying in the middle of Quinta Brunson’s #Emmys2022 speech. He had no business/right to take up space in the way that he did.
— (@TheCourtKim) September 13, 2022
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Congratulations to Quinta Brunson for writing the best comedy series I have seen in forever. #Emmys #AbbottElementary
And presenter Jimmy Kimmel, get up, it’s unfunny and rude. pic.twitter.com/poRVOnwk6g— Nancy Wang Yuen (@nancywyuen) September 13, 2022
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I feel like Jimmy Kimmel should have got his ass up and let the beautiful @quintabrunson have her moment ! Cmon have some respect ! I’m annoyed #Emmys2022
— Tiara Farmer (@TiaraFa26720213) September 13, 2022
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