"According to the comedian, he'd assumed that the studios behind winning shows, like Netflix and Apple, would pay the difference for the CBS-approved bit. "In my head, I pictured it as [actors] could then go long but then be a hero. So it was like a win-win," he explained. "Then the night becomes about love and giving to these kids that are there and all this kind of stuff. And I don't know if I just didn't explain it enough in the room.""
"But Bargatze also hadn't anticipated that his hosting duties would lead him to announce at the end of the night that he would be making a $250,000 donation himself. "I wasn't gonna give that money at the end," he admitted. "I wasn't thinking I was gonna have to. But the way it went, I was like, 'Well, I can't ... I'm not gonna not.'""
Nate Bargatze proposed an Emmy bit that would reduce donations to the Boys & Girls Club of America when winners exceeded 45 seconds accepting awards. He assumed studios behind winning shows, such as Netflix and Apple, would pay the CBS-approved difference so winners could speak longer without penalizing the charity. He pictured winners going long, being framed as heroes, and the night becoming about generosity for the children in attendance. He said he did not expect individual winners to pay and acknowledged he may not have explained the plan clearly backstage. After the ceremony, Bargatze announced a $250,000 donation and admitted he had not planned to give that money until the night’s outcome made him feel he could not refuse.
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