Griffin's Emmy Remarks to Be Censored

[JLMACN]

Griffin's Emmy Remarks to Be CensoredSept. 11, 2007, 12:15 AM EST
Before Kathy Griffin won a creative arts Emmy last weekend for her reality show, "My Life on the D-List," she joked that an award would move her to the C-list.

She was right: "C" as in censored. The TV academy said her raucous acceptance speech will be edited when the event, which was taped, is shown Saturday on the E! channel. The main prime-time Emmy Awards air the next night on Fox.

"Kathy Griffin's offensive remarks will not be part of the E! telecast on Saturday night," the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said in a statement Monday.

In her speech, Griffin said that "a lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus."

She went on to hold up her Emmy, make an off-color remark about Christ and proclaim, "This award is my god now!"

The comedian's remarks were condemned Monday by Catholic League President Bill Donohue, who called them a "vulgar, in-your-face brand of hate speech."

According to the TV academy and E!, when the four hour-plus ceremony is edited into a two-hour program, Griffin's remarks will be shown in "an abbreviated version" in which some language may be bleeped.

The program was in production and unfinished, an E! spokeswoman said Monday.

Requests for comment were left Monday evening by phone and e-mail with Griffin's publicist. They were not immediately returned.

The Catholic League, an anti-defamation group, called on the TV academy to "denounce Griffin's obscene and blasphemous comment" at Sunday's ceremony.

The academy said Monday it had no plans to address the issue in the prime-time broadcast.

The organization may have another delicate issue to consider, this one involving an off-color fake music video that aired last December on "Saturday Night Live" and won a creative arts Emmy for best song.

Andy Samberg of "SNL" said Saturday that he had yet to be asked by the TV academy to perform the tune with Timberlake on the Fox broadcast, but he was willing.

Timberlake, on a concert tour, is scheduled to be in Los Angeles next weekend.

The subject of their "(Blank) in a Box" video: wrapping a certain part of the male anatomy and presenting it to a loved one as a holiday present.

The academy has said that "show elements are in the process of being worked out."

america and its double standards.....

5000

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

Anyone who says this world isnt driven by religious factors is complately blind and stupid.

That being said, Kathy Griffin annoys the fuck outta me.

 

[Rob S4]

Kathy Griffen is a loser.

Now Peter Griffin is a winner.

 

[Defy]

saying jesus didn't help you win an award, thats utterly disgusting and appaulling......but dick in a box, now that makes for great tv! :ermm:

 

[ParkBoyz]

Censor her for what? To be fair, that makes absolutely no sense; is that all that she said? It is her will to express her own opinion and the insecurities of other people are irrelevant as long as it truly isn't culturally insensitive. By that I mean racism, homophobia, TRUE defamation of religious ideas, etc. To state that you don't believe in God/Jesus is not a crime, sorry, and the media is starting to take this censorship crap a bit too far.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

"Can you believe this shit? I guess hell froze over. ... a lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus. So, all I can say is, 'suck it, Jesus.' This award is my god now."

 

[Defy]

^I'd rather see that than "dick in a box"

 

[XxtraMannish]

LOL. That might be the first time she's ever been funny. Who cares if she doesn't believe in Jesus? Is that going to destroy your life? People joke about every other religion publicly without consequence, why should she be censored for that and nobody who has pokes fun at other religions. And who is this delusional asshole who called that "Vulgar in your face hate speech?" LOL get the fuck outta here.

 

[|GOD|||ZILLA|]

fuck catholics.

 

[Rob S4]

Oh well she is a loser and no one really cares.

 

[Nuttkase]

Oh well she is a loser and no one really cares.

Jesus cares.

 

[V]

^^ and Jesus also loves you....

 

[ThaG]

sigh...

more of the "Only possible in USA" series....

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Fox censors Sally Field’s anti-war speech at Emmy’s

At tonight’s Emmy Awards show, the audience cheered Sally Field’s acceptance speech, which recognized the mothers of U.S. troops. “Surely this [award] belongs to all the mothers of the world,” she stated. “May they be seen, may their work be valued and raised. Especially to the mothers who stand with an open heart and wait. Wait for their children to come home from danger, from harm’s way, and from war. I am proud to be one of those women.”

Field then continued, “If mothers ruled the world, there would be no –” But the Fox Emmycast cut off her sound and pointed the camera away from the stage, silencing the rest of her sentence: “god-damned wars in the first place.” Watch it:



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[Fucky McFuckerson]

Weak sauce.

America cant handle the truth, appearntly.

 

[ThaG]

Fox censors Sally Field’s anti-war speech at Emmy’s

At tonight’s Emmy Awards show, the audience cheered Sally Field’s acceptance speech, which recognized the mothers of U.S. troops. “Surely this [award] belongs to all the mothers of the world,” she stated. “May they be seen, may their work be valued and raised. Especially to the mothers who stand with an open heart and wait. Wait for their children to come home from danger, from harm’s way, and from war. I am proud to be one of those women.”

Field then continued, “If mothers ruled the world, there would be no –” But the Fox Emmycast cut off her sound and pointed the camera away from the stage, silencing the rest of her sentence: “god-damned wars in the first place.” Watch it:



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WOW, they really did it

 

[SecondzAway]

That being said, Kathy Griffin annoys the fuck outta me.

Co-sign..........as far as the Jesus comments go...it's just childish....to imply that Christ had nothing to do with your award, you then would also have to agree that he did have something to do with someone else's. Thats like saying someone "out-prayed" me to win the award.....childlike mentality at best. I'm pretty sure there are far more serious issue's for Christ to be concerned with.

 

[rekomstop]

Fox censors Sally Field’s anti-war speech at Emmy’s

At tonight’s Emmy Awards show, the audience cheered Sally Field’s acceptance speech, which recognized the mothers of U.S. troops. “Surely this [award] belongs to all the mothers of the world,” she stated. “May they be seen, may their work be valued and raised. Especially to the mothers who stand with an open heart and wait. Wait for their children to come home from danger, from harm’s way, and from war. I am proud to be one of those women.”

Field then continued, “If mothers ruled the world, there would be no –” But the Fox Emmycast cut off her sound and pointed the camera away from the stage, silencing the rest of her sentence: “god-damned wars in the first place.” Watch it:



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has anyone seen outfoxed? its about the fox "news" station...if you could even call it that...

well rupert murdoch made his big bucks offa that company....

i already posted this in another thread but heres an explanation of mr. murdoch
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2004/07/b122948.html

every single american should know about this guy, but the only reason he's still makin money is cause no one does know...everyone believes the illusion of a uncensored press....