Kathy Griffin, who won a creative arts Emmy for her reality show "My Life on the D-List" will have her acceptance speech censored when it airs Saturday on E! "Kathy Griffin's offensive remarks will
not be part of the E! telecast on Saturday night," says the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
In her bit, 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 then held up her Emmy and proclaimed: "This award is my god now!"
Her remarks drew fire from the
usual suspects, including Catholic League President Bill Donohue, who called her remarks a "vulgar, in-your-face brand of hate speech." The TV academy has another delicate issue to deal with involving
a fake music video -- "Dick in a Box" -- that aired last December on "Saturday Night Live" and won a creative arts Emmy for best song.
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