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At the 2024 Emmys Sept. 16, Meryl Streep hilariously reacted to being the butt of It's Always Sunny successful Philadelphia stars Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney's cheeky joke.
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The devil wears Prada, not a jockstrap.
Meryl Streep was unexpectedly the taxable of a cheeky gag astatine the 2024 Emmy Awards connected Sept. 15, and she took it successful stride.
When It's Always Sunny successful Philadelphia costars Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney, who are joined to 1 another, took the signifier to contiguous the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress successful a Comedy Series—for which Streep, 75, was nominated—they started riffing astir the meaning of the category.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are present to grant the comedic performances that clasp everything successful place," McElhenney started. "They amusement important enactment erstwhile it's truly needed."
Olson deadpanned, "Much similar a jockstrap. What you were describing sounds precise overmuch similar a jockstrap."
Her hubby feigned ignorance successful effect earlier giving into the comparison, saying, "No it doesn't! ... These roles marque definite everything stays secure, without this enactment the full bundle falls apart... alright, this does dependable similar a jockstrap."
As the assemblage started to laugh, Olson sarcastically asked if helium was "calling Meryl Streep a jockstrap?"
McElhenney blurted retired "no!" earlier the camera chopped to Streep looking stunned successful the assemblage and looking down into her thigh arsenic she mouthed, "My god."
The histrion past sheepishly added, "I'm truthful sorry, Meryl."
While Streep ended up losing the grant to The Bear's Liza Colón-Zayaas, she inactive appeared to person an enjoyable nighttime astatine the awards show, during which the three-time Emmy victor sat beforehand enactment adjacent to her Only Murders successful the Building costar and rumored emotion interest, Martin Short.
The longtime pals were captured connected video engaged successful speech aft Short completed his presenting duties earlier successful the amusement and took his spot adjacent to Streep.
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Their presumption arsenic a mates whitethorn beryllium successful question, but support speechmaking for much couples astatine the 2024 Emmy Awards.
The brace archetypal sparked theories that they're an point astatine the 2024 Golden Globes successful January, wherever their playful rapport couldn't beryllium ignored.
Their presumption arsenic a mates whitethorn beryllium successful question, but support speechmaking for much pairs astatine the 2024 Emmy Awards.
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