Viewers have slammed the Emmys after hundreds of celebrities packed into the awards show without masks or social distancing, despite ongoing warnings in LA about the spread of Covid-19.
Even Seth Rogen, who presented the first award, seemed taken aback, saying the guests were packed inside a 'hermetically-sealed tent' and 'lied about it being outside.'
While the Emmys was technically considered as an 'outdoor event,' the ceremony took place inside an enclosed tent.
'Good to be here at the Emmy Awards,' Seth Rogen said. 'Let me start by saying: there's way too many of us in this little room. What are we doing? They said this was outdoors—it's not! They lied to us.
'We're in a hermetically-sealed tent right now. I would not have come to this,' Rogen said.
Seth Rogen called out the Emmys for packing inside during his monologue to open the show
The Emmys is considered to be an 'outdoor' venue but it covered by a tent
'Why is there a roof?' Rogen continued. 'It's more important that we have three chandeliers than that we make sure we don't kill Eugene Levy tonight. That is what has been decided.
'This is insane. I went from wiping my groceries to having Paul Bettany sneeze in my face .. so, that's a big week. If anyone's gonna sneeze in my face, Paul, I want it to be you.'
Rogen was laughing and smiling during his 76-second monologue, so it's appears that he was joking, but videos and pictures showed there was a packed crowd for the Emmys.
After Rogen's spiel and before the Emmys cut for commercial, Emmys DJ Reggie Watts clarified the record and said they're following all health and safety guidelines, the USA Today reported.
Then host Cedric the Entertainer said, 'It actually feels amazing in here unlike what Seth (Rogen) was talking about. It feels good. We’re all vaxxed. We had to get vaxxed to come here.'
But the celebrities were seen gathered in large groups, not wearing masks, and hugging and kissing each other, which angered some viewers who vented on Twitter.
Hundreds of celebrities who gathered at the ceremony, which was technically held at an outdoor venue but was enclosed inside a tent
The Emmys was a packed house with a who's who of celebrities
Some Twitter users criticized celebrities at the Emmys for not social distancing and wearing masks after Rogen's comedic monologue at the start of the awards ceremony
Many who criticized the show pointed out the hypocrisy of Covid rules that apply to
