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Politics and Sean Spicer take center stage at Emmy Awards

By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) —
Weeks after leaving his
job, former White House
press secretary Sean
Spicer was onstage at
the Emmy Awards on
Sunday joking about one
of his first — and more in-
credulous — claims from
the press room.
Host Stephen Colbert,
playing the straight man
in his opening mono-
logue, said it was difficult
to tell how many peo-
ple would be watching
the show. At that point,
Spicer wheeled a podi-
um onto the Los Angeles
stage.
“This will be the largest Sean Spicer speaks at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at the Micro-
audience to witness an soft Theater in Los Angeles.
Emmys period, both in Associated Press
person and around the
world,” Spicer said. The
reference was to his In-
auguration Day claims,
contradicted by photos,
about how big the audi-
ence was for President
Donald Trump’s oath of several people the mys for Trump’s election said. with its political com-
office. wrong way on social me- as president. Actor Alec Baldwin, who edy, led particularly by
“Wow,” Colbert replied. dia, and Colbert didn’t He suggested if Trump won a comedy sup- Baldwin and Melissa Mc-
“That really soothes my let him off the hook, ei- had won an award for porting actor award for Carthy’s impersonation
fragile ego.” ther. Pointing out Robert “Celebrity Apprentice,” his memorable imper- of Spicer. It dominated
Even without Spicer’s DeNiro in the audience, he might not have run sonations of Trump on the Emmys, too, with the
surprise appearance, he noted that the actor for president. “Saturday Night Live,” show winning for variety
politics couldn’t help had been nominated He showed a clip of couldn’t resist picking sketch series and Kate
but make its way onto for his role in the HBO a presidential debate up that baton when he McKinnon, who por-
the Emmy Awards stage, movie “Wizard of Lies” where Trump said he grasped his trophy. trayed Hillary Clinton,
especially since Colbert (about Bernard Madoff). should have won an “I suppose I should say, taking a supporting ac-
noted that Trump was Colbert joked that he Emmy. at long last, Mr. Presi- tress award. McKinnon
the biggest TV star of the thought the movie was “Unlike the presidency, dent, here is your Emmy,” thanked Clinton from the
year. “The Sean Spicer Story.” Emmys go to the winner he said. stage for her “grace and
Spicer’s joke rubbed Colbert blamed the Em- of the popular vote,” he “SNL” had a smash year grit.”q
J Balvin arrives to U.S. with

“Mi gente” high in the charts

By SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS Universal Music Group. faith and I believe that I
Associated Press It is in the top five of Spo- am just starting.”
NEW YORK (AP) — tify’s Global Top 50 chart “Mi gente,” a collabo-
J Balvin has kicked off and is in the top 30 of the ration with DJ Willy Wil-
the U.S. leg of his “Ener- Billboard Hot 100 chart. liams of France, is Balvin’s
gia Tour” with seven sold- “I am really super grateful. eighth No. 1 on Billboard’s
out concerts and the hit All I can do is thank God Latin Airplay. It is one of
“Mi gente” high up on and the audience for the very few Spanish songs
the Spotify and Billboard blessings they have given that can be heard on the
charts. me,” Balvin told The As- U.S. top 40, and comes
The reggaeton star’s “Mi sociated Press in a recent right after Luis Fonsi and
gente” is the third fastest phone interview from his Daddy Yankee’s megahit In this April 27, 2017 file photo, singer J Balvin performs dur-
to reach 500 million views native Colombia. “Despacito.” ing the Latin Billboard Awards in Coral Gables, Fla. J Balvin has
in YouTube and already “I believe this is only the Balvin said dealing with kicked off the U.S. leg of his “Energía Tour” with seven sold out
exceeds 746 million since beginning,” he added. the pressure and tempta- concerts and the hit “Mi gente” high up in the Spotify and Bill-
its release this summer, ac- “I feel it very deep within tions of fame hasn’t been board charts.
cording to Balvin’s label, me. I am a man of great a problem for him.q Associated Press