• Los Angeles, CA: Upon accepting the 2007 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Best Reality Show, Kathy Griffin, star of My Life on the D-List, joked:

  "A lot of people come up here, and they thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus...suck it, Jesus, this award is my God now!"

  Griffin's remarks were condemned the following day by Catholic League President Bill Donohue who called the speech a "vulgar, in-your-face brand of hate speech."

  The E! Network, which will be broadcasting the Creative Arts Emmy ceremony on September 15, 2007, has said that Griffin's remarks will be aired in an "abbreviated version."

• Fast Facts:

  1. Griffin's Official Statement in Response to the Controversy: "Am I the only Catholic left with a sense of humor?"

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