Candice Bergen got her claws out at the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards . The actress, 78, took the Emmys stage to present the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, a honor she won five times for her portrayal of hard-nosed “FYI” news broadcaster Murphy Brown on the TV series of the same name.

Her dig at the Republican nominee made the star-studded crowd erupt in laughter and prompted social media users to react at home.

Brown’s mocking of Vance was just one reference to the Republican vice presidential nominee’s “childless cat lady” comment. Selena Gomez made a quip earlier in the telecast. One of the winners, Liza Colón-Zayas of The Bear, said, “For all the Latinas who are looking at me, keep believing and vote. Vote for your rights.”

Candice Bergen returned to the 2024 Emmys stage Sunday night and landed a joke at the expense of Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance. The former star of CBS’ Murphy Brown, who famously drew the ire of conservative politicians in the 1990s,

Despite the political threads there was no reference made to the latest apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Selena Gomez made a purr-fect political reference at the 2024 Emmys on Sunday night. The singer and actor made a quip about “childless cat ladies,” in an apparent reference to Republican Sen. JD Vance’s now widely mocked remarks belittling women who don’t have children.

Candice Bergen is the latest star to jump on the "childless cat lady" slate bandwagon. The 78-year-old Hollywood actress was the second person to serve up a "childless cat ladies" joke at the 76th Emmy Awards,