What Got Bleeped at the Emmys?

"The Emmys are full of potty mouths. This is the age of streaming, baby! Hannah Einbinder, John Oliver, and more 2025 Emmy winners had their speeches bleeped, leaving those who aren't in the Peacock Theater wondering: WTF are they saying in there? Here's what the censored speeches of the night actually said. Just because they were bleeped doesn't mean they can't get their message across."

"Einbinder closed her winning speech for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series with by shouting out her home team and sharing her political beliefs as the speech timer, one that also calculated the loss of money to be donated to the Boys & Girls Club if the winner went over 45 seconds in their speech, went on. But Einbinder offered to pay the difference. "Go Birds, fuck ICE, and free Palestine," she concluded. She was bleeped in the middle of her sentence, but the rest of the message came through loud and clear."

"While the tail end of Oliver's winning speech for Best Scripted Variety Series was censored in the U.S., international audiences received the whole message. "Fuck you, Nate Bargatze, that is a lot of money to you!" Oliver shouted, facing the side of the stage, referencing the strange donation bit. Earlier in the show, Bargatze subtly shamed Einbinder for swearing and Oliver didn't forget. "You can add the fucks to the swear jar!" he concluded, censored as well."

Multiple winners at the 2025 Emmys used profanity and political slogans during acceptance speeches, triggering live broadcast censorship. Hannah Einbinder closed her Best Supporting Actress speech by shouting, "Go Birds, fuck ICE, and free Palestine," and was partially bleeped while offering to cover any charity donation penalty. John Oliver, winning Best Scripted Variety Series, shouted a profane remark at Nate Bargatze and referenced a donation gag, with international feeds airing uncensored lines. Erin Doherty, winner for Adolescence, exclaimed, "Thank you to the Academy. You're all fucking stunning," as she left the stage. Censoring varied between domestic and international broadcasts.

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