Variety reported that Mariska Hargitay opened the 78th Emmy Awards with a monologue in which she told Nicole Kidman to “zip it, movie lady.” The same monologue also included a joke revealing Dick Wolf’s real name as “Richard Penis.”
Why it matters
Kidman's followers see a direct, public tease of her at a major awards ceremony.
Key facts
- Variety reported that Mariska Hargitay opened the 78th Emmy Awards with a monologue.
- Variety reported that Hargitay told Nicole Kidman to “zip it, movie lady” during that monologue.
- Variety reported that Hargitay revealed Dick Wolf’s real name as “Richard Penis” in the monologue.
- The monologue poked fun at Hargitay’s long‑running role on “Law & Order: SVU” and parodied pop culture.
Evidence
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