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  • Sarah Silverman Reportedly Brings Pot to Emmys

    It’s hard to make it through any awards show without someone making a goof, whether it is Jennifer Lawrence tripping or someone’s nipple popping out in a wardrobe malfunction, and last night’s 2014 Emmys was no exception. This time the person who attracted some extra attention was comedian Sarah Silverman, who reportedly brought marijuana to the awards.

    According to E! Online, Sarah Silverman accidentally showed off her marijuana vaporizer pen on the red carpet. During an interview with E!’s Giuliana Rancic, after discussing Silverman’s cleavage, Rancic opened up the star’s purse to show off its contents.

    “This is my pot. Liquid pot,” Silverman told Rancic after she pulled out the vaporizer pen. Check out a picture of the marijuana pen below.

    While some starts might be a little embarrassed by the situation, Sarah Silverman didn’t miss a beat and continue to tell Rancic about the rest of the items she had in her clutch. “This is what everything’s really supposed to be in,” Silverman said. “Money, lipstick, a little mirror, my license—what if I need my license?”

    Check out a video of Silverman flashing her pot pen below.

    Silverman went on to win an Emmy in the Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special category for We Are Miracles. On the way to retrieve her award, Silverman kicked off her shoes and ran on stage barefoot. During her acceptance speech, Silverman commented, “And we’re just all made of molecules and we’re hurtling through space right now.” This led Pitch Perfect star Anna Kendrick to post the following tweet:

    In case you’re a little rusty on acronyms, Kendrick is saying that Sarah Silverman was “high as f***.” Check out Silverman’s acceptance speech below to see if you agree with Kendrick’s assessment.

  • Debra Messing Will Be An Emmy Presenter

    Debra Messing Will Be An Emmy Presenter

    Debra Messing has been added to the list of presenters at the 66th annual Emmy Awards.

    She will join Andy Samberg and Viola Davis in the second round of presenters.

    Other stars who will presenting awards at the show will be Allison Janney, who stars in CBS’s Mom, as well as Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele from Comedy Central’s Key & Peele.

    Lucy Liu from Elementary will also be presenting.

    That’s not all that Debra Messing is working on right now.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkN7P08_oYM

    She is set to star in a new fall comedy series called The Mysteries of Laura. She will play the role of Laura, a respected homicide detective, who is trying to find that illusive balance between work and family. She is a single mother to twin boys who are more than a hand full.

    Most remember Debra Messing from Will & Grace, but she has had many roles since then. She most recently played Julia Houston on the TV series Smash, and before that, she had a few parts in some TV movies and bit parts in Law & Order.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QoTBjdUyK4

    She also had a successful run as Molly Kagan on The Good Wife. Debra Messing is such a great talent and will be so good in her new show, The Mysteries of Laura. She always adds so much to every show that she appears in.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9esQURFN0No

    The Mysteries of Laura, with Debra Messing in the driver’s seat, will premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 8/7c on NBC with a sneak preview of what’s to come in the show.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52cA_ZCri4

    Seth Meyers will be hosting this year’s Emmys. The grand ceremony will air live on Monday, August 25th at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT on NBC.

    Good luck to Debra Messing as she partakes in this year’s Emmy ceremony. It should be a lot of fun with Seth Myers hosting, as well as all of the great presenters they have this year!

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  • Jodie Foster Talks Best Director Emmy Nom

    Jodie Foster Talks Best Director Emmy Nom

    Jodie Foster has received a Best Director Emmy nomination for her work on the Netflix original series Orange Is The New Black. Foster directed the third episode of the show’s first season, entitled “Lesbian Request Denied” that focused on the backstory of Laverne Cox’s character Sophia Burset.

    “As a director, dramedy is what I do. It’s not who I am as an actor. The genre requires a very specific skill in terms of recognizing what is quirky and perverse, and to be moved by it. The female prisoners on Orange Is The New Black have a very spiritual journey that’s so complex. They’re all soul-searching and they change through each other” said Foster of her experience on OITNB.

    Foster has been steadily building her television expertise, this being her second Emmy nomination after being nominated for the 1999 Showtime film The Baby Dance, which she executive produced. She returned to OITNB to direct the season two episode “Thirsty Bird,” and also recently took a turn as director for another popular Netflix series, House of Cards.

    “I’m not one for lounging around and having long soliloquies about a character” said Foster when addressing the drastic differences between the preparation process for film versus television. “TV is the biggest team effort and the pace happens so fast.”

    To remedy this, Foster met with actors before shooting “Lesbian Request Denied” to delve into their characters, lending her unique perspective of being both an actor and director. “I am an actor’s director, the first of whom signed with Orange. A lot of the actresses on the show are fresh out of Juilliard.”

    “Lesbian Request Denied” is one of the most notable episodes of season one, as it addresses in detail the transition process of Sophia, a transgendered woman in prison for credit card fraud. “It’s all about the journey of Laverne’s character and it’s the beginning of the audience really understanding what Orange Is The New Black is really about,” said Foster of the episode. “It’s about identity and struggle.”

    Foster’s direction clearly jives with the cast as her nomination is one of many among the OITNB actors, most notably Laverne Cox’s history-making nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series as Cox is the first openly transgendered actor to be nominated for an Emmy.

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