Selena Gomez made a ‘childless cat lady dig’ at the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday – amid her BFF Taylor Swift’s drama with Donald Trump.
Gomez appeared onstage alongside her Only Murders In The Building co-stars and nominees Steve Martin and Martin Short to present Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – and couldn’t resist throwing a jab.
Short, 74 said: ‘And Steve, let me just say what an honor it is for me to be working with someone who looks like he’s fallen and can’t get up.’
Martin, 79, retorted: ‘And let me say what an honor it is for me to be working with someone who looks like a former women’s tennis champion.’
Selena – who recently revealed she was unable to carry her own children due to health conditions – responded: ‘And let me say what an honor it is work with two guys who are this far away from being childless cat ladies.’
Selena Gomez made a ‘childless cat lady dig’ at the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday – amid her BFF Taylor Swift’s drama with Donald Trump
Taylor Swift set social media alight after she took to Instagram to endorse Kamala Harris following the presidential debate on Tuesday
Swift set social media alight after she took to Instagram to endorse Kamala Harris following the presidential debate on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old pop superstar branded herself a ‘childless cat lady’ — a reference to widely criticized remarks from Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump‘s running mate JD Vance — which inspired numerous social media users to get behind her.
‘Childless cat ladies unite!’ wrote one user on X (formerly Twitter) in response to Swift’s surprise endorsement.
To underscore the jab, she posed with her fluffy Ragdoll cat Benjamin Button.
Her social media post garnered praise from fans after some Swifties took Taylor to task for cozying up to her friend Brittany Mahomes, despite her support for Donald Trump.
Trump fired back saying he likes ‘Mrs. Mahomes much better.’
The 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards is set to honor the best of television at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, September 15.
The ceremony will be hosted by Eugene Levy and Dan Levy, who are making history as the first father-son duo to emcee the program.
In 2020, the actors took home their own respective Emmy Awards for their work on their hit series, Schitt’s Creek, which they created and starred in for six seasons.
‘For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the idea of being asked to host this year in an actual theater was incentive enough,’ they said in a statement to Vanity Fair, last month, while confirming their hosting gig.
The pair continued: ‘We’re thrilled to be able to raise a glass to this extraordinary season of television and can’t wait to spend the evening with you all.’
The Bear set a new record for nominations in a single year in the Comedy category with 23 (previously held by 30 Rock with 22 nominations in 2009), and Shōgun lead this year’s Drama category with 25 nominations.
The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Jon Hamm and Quinta Brunson are among the nominees that are vying for some the evening’s top prizes.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards WINNERS: AT A GLANCE
DRAMA
Outstanding Drama Series: Shogun
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Anna Sawai, Shogun
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Hiroyuki Sanada, Shogun
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series: Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series: Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
TALK, VARIETY, AND REALITY
Scripted Variety Series: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Talk Series: The Daily Show
Outstanding Reality Competition Program: The Traitors
Shogun won a record breaking 18 Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Lead Actress and Actor nods for Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada
COMEDY
Outstanding Comedy Series: Hacks
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart, Hacks
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series: Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Outstanding Supporting Actor An A Comedy Series: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
LIMITED
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: Baby Reindeer
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series: Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series: Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series: Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series: Lamorne Morris, Fargo
Gomez appeared onstage alongside her Only Murders In The Building co-stars and nominees Steve Martin and Martin Short to present Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – and couldn’t resist throwing a jab
A whimsical Selena responded: ‘And let me say what an honor it is work with two guys who are this far away from being childless cat ladies’
Swift signed off as a ‘Childless Cat Lady’ to mock Trump’s running mate JD Vance’s widely criticized comments about women without children
Gomez and Swift have been best friends for years – pictured 2023
The Bear, left, and Shogun, right, received the most Emmy Awards nominations this year
Abbott Elementary costars Sheryl Lee Ralph, left, and Quinta Brunson, right, both received nods
Jennifer Aniston, pictured, and Reese Witherspoon are nominated in the same category for The Morning Show
This marks Gomez’s first nomination in the lead actress category for her role as Mabel Mora in Only Murders in the Building.
Following the news, she told her followers that she felt ‘honored and insanely grateful’ for the recognition.
Kristen Wiig is nominated for best actress in a comedy series for Apple TV+’s Palm Royale and best guest actress for a comedy series for hosting Saturday Night Live.
‘What the,’ Wiig said in a statement, obtained by E! News. ‘Still in shock over here! I’m so happy for everyone that worked so hard on Palm Royale and SNL! And for all my fellow nominees!! Everyone at Apple, Lorne Michaels and the casts, writers, and crews!!! I can’t believe this.’
Nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series went to Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks, Only Murders In The Building, Palm Royale, Reservation Dogs, and What We Do In The Shadows.
Aniston’s Morning Show costar Jon Hamm was nominated for his work on Fargo in the category Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
From left, Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin in Only Murders in the Building. They were all Emmy nominated
Sofia Vergara, left, was nominated for her role as a drug lord in Griselda and Jean Smart, right, was recognized for her work on Hacks
Baby Reindeer, Fargo, Lessons In Chemistry, Ripley, True Detective were nominated for Outstanding Limited Anthology Series or Movie.
For Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie the nominations were: Jodie Foster for True Detective, Brie Larson in Lessons in Chemistry, Juno Temple in Fargo, Sofia Vergara for Griselda and Naomi Watts for Feud.
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie went to Matt Bomer for Fellow Travelers, Richard Gadd for Baby Reindeer, Jon Hamm for Fargo, Tom Hollander for Feud, and Andrew Scott for Ripley.
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series went to Jennifer Aniston for The Morning Show, Carrie Coon for The Gilded Age, Maya Erskine for Mr and Mrs Smith, Ana Sawai for Shogun, Imelda Stanton The Crown, and Reese Witherspoon for The Morning Show.
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series went to Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary, Ayo Edebiri for The Bear, Selena Gomez for Only Murders In The Building, Maya Rudolph for Loot, Jean Smart for hacks and Kristen Wiig for Palm Royale.
The nominees for Outstanding Reality Competition Program went to Amazing Race, RuPaul Drag Race, Top Chef, The Traitors and The Voice.
Eugene Levy and Dan Levy are making history as the first father-son duo to co-host the show; seen in 2020
This year’s ceremony will take be held less than a year after the 75th edition of the show
This year’s ceremony will take place less than a year after the 75th edition of the show.
It took place this past January after being moved back from its intended September 2023 date due to the writers and actors strikes.
Emmy Award winners Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon along with Emmy-nominated Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment are set to return as executive producers of the 76th Emmy Awards.
This marks their second consecutive year as producers of television’s biggest night.
The 2024 Emmys ceremony airs live on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
It will also be available to stream the next day on Hulu.
