Emmy Producers React To Seth Rogen's 'Deeply Frustrating' Remarks On COVID-19 Safety

Speaking to Variety, producers Reginald Hudlin and Ian Stewart said the "Knocked Up" star was fully aware of the night's logistics ahead of time.

The producers of the 2021 Emmy Awards say they were taken aback by Seth Rogen’s criticisms of what he perceived to be the ceremony’s lack of COVID-19 protocols, calling the actor’s comments an “unfortunate misdirect.”

Taking the stage to present the night’s first award, Rogen appeared to go off script, scoffing at the “hermetically sealed tent” in which the show was taking place and accusing the creative team of being dishonest with regard to the measures that had been taken to ensure guests’ safety.

“Let me start by saying there’s way too many of us in this little room,” the “Pineapple Express” and “Knocked Up” actor said. “What are we doing? They said this was outdoors. It’s not! They lied to us.”