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Mariska Hargitay tells Nicole Kidman to “zip it, movie lady” during Emmy monologue

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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.”

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Key facts

  1. Variety reported that Mariska Hargitay opened the 78th Emmy Awards with a monologue.
  2. Variety reported that Hargitay told Nicole Kidman to “zip it, movie lady” during that monologue.
  3. Variety reported that Hargitay revealed Dick Wolf’s real name as “Richard Penis” in the monologue.
  4. The monologue poked fun at Hargitay’s long‑running role on “Law & Order: SVU” and parodied pop culture.

Evidence

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