Actress Candice Bergen took a jab at Republican JD Vance for his comments about « childless cat ladies » during the 2024 Emmy Awards.
Candice Bergen took a not-so-subtle jab at JD Vance while presenting an award at the 2024 Emmy Awards on Sunday.
The « Murphy Brown » star, 78, was on stage to present the award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series when she referenced a plot from the 1990’s sitcom, where her character revealed she was pregnant and intended to raise her child as a single mother. The story line was condemned by critics at the time, including then-Vice President Dan Quayle, who took issue with the unmarried protagonist having a child. He argued that it glamorized the disintegration of traditional family values.
« For 11 years, I had the tremendous privilege of playing the lead in a comedy series called Murphy Brown », Bergen said on stage.
« I was surrounded by brilliant and funny actors, had the best scripts to work with, and in one classic moment, my character was attacked by Vice President Dan Quayle when Murphy became pregnant and decided to raise the baby as a single mother.
