Spinning Sofia Vergara Causes Controversy Among Emmy Viewers

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There was a bit of a Twitter uproar during Monday night's Emmy broadcast when Sofia Vergara was asked to simply stand onstage quietly, and spin.

Meant as a silly bit to make light of how people may tune out during the president of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Bruce Rosenblum's speech, the Modern Family vixen was placed on a rotating pedestal as Rosenblum addressed the audience. "We never forget that our success is based on always giving the viewer something compelling to watch," he said with a wink.


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Many viewers found the spinning Sofia joke to objectify women on a night when 29 percent of the nominees were female.

One person who didn't find it offensive was the actress herself. "I think it's absolutely the opposite," the 42-year-old told reporters. "It means someone can be hot and also be funny and make fun of herself and enjoy and work and make money, so I absolutely think it's ridiculous. And somebody who started this, and I know who she was, has no sense of humor and should lighten up a little bit!"

Here's a few Twitter responses to the Emmy moment that stirred strong points of view on both sides.


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Prior to causing controversy, Vergara revealed why she didn't bring her new man Joe Manganiello to the Emmys.