Meryl Streep turned heads at the 2024 Emmys — and never for the regular causes.
The award-winning star, 75, didn’t take residence her typical pile of trophies on Sunday evening for her Hulu present “Only Murders in the Building.”
But she drew consideration when she reacted to an off-color joke.
When they have been presenting the award for excellent supporting actress in a comedy collection — for which Streep was nominated — real-life spouses and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” co-stars Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson made a joke at Streep’s expense.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we are here to honor the comedic performances that hold everything in place. They show crucial support when it’s really needed,” McElhenney stated, as he introduced the nominees in that class.
Olson jumped in to say, “What you were describing sounds very much like a jockstrap.”
“No it doesn’t!” McElhenney stated. The “Mythic Quest” creator and star continued, “These roles make sure everything stays secure, without this support the whole package falls apart … all right, this does sound like a jockstrap.”
His spouse then stated, “Are you calling Meryl Streep a jockstrap?”
The digital camera then reduce to Streep in the viewers, as McElhenney stated, “No! I’m so sorry, Meryl.”
Streep mouthed, “Oh God,” pretending to be upset.
“The Bear” star Liza Colón-Zayas took residence the award, making Emmys historical past as the first Latina to win that class.
Fans on social media have been divided about the joke.
“I don’t know who wrote the #EmmyAwards tonight, but the dialog is soooooo cringe. They just compared Meryl Streep to a jock strap. Yeah, it’s that bad,” one viewer stated on X, previously Twitter.
But one other viewer commented, “Meryl Streep reacting to being called a jockstrap was amazing.”
Streep additionally made a splash at the Emmys for her rumored romance with Martin Short, 74.
The duo appeared cozy as they sat subsequent to one another at the ceremony, sharing laughs all evening.
Short and Streep first sparked relationship rumors at the 2024 Golden Globes in January. But shortly thereafter, the “Father of the Bride” alum’s rep shut down rumors.
At the time, Short’s rep instructed E News, “They are just very good friends. Nothing more.”
Short and Streep’s characters on the hit Hulu present get into their very own romance throughout the present’s third season.
Short is a widower, having been married to Canadian actress Nancy Dolman — with whom he had three youngsters: Katherine, 40, Oliver, 37, and Henry, 34 — from 1980 till her loss of life from most cancers in 2010.
For Streep’s half, sources told Page Six in October that Streep and Don Gummer — whom she married in 1978 and with whom she had 4 kids: singer-songwriter Henry Wolfe, 44, and actresses Mamie Gummer, 40, Grace Gummer, 37, and Louisa Jacobson, 32 — had been quietly “separated for more than six years.”
“Only Murders in the Building” was up for 21 nominations at the Emmys, together with Outstanding Comedy Series. Short’s co-star Selena Gomez was additionally nominated for her first appearing Emmy for a primetime collection, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, however misplaced to “Hacks” star Jean Smart.
Steve Martin additionally picked up a nom for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for “Only Murders In the Building,” however he misplaced to “The Bear” lead Jeremy Allen White, regardless of Emmys hosts Dan and Eugene Levy mentioning how “The Bear” isn’t a comedy.
