{"id":9388,"date":"2010-12-09T17:47:46","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T22:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=9388"},"modified":"2010-12-09T17:47:46","modified_gmt":"2010-12-09T22:47:46","slug":"modern-family-star-clarifies-controversial-glee-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2010\/12\/09\/modern-family-star-clarifies-controversial-glee-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Modern Family&#8221; Star Clarifies Controversial &#8220;Glee&#8221; Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A quote criticizing &#8220;Glee&#8221; standout Jane Lynch was attributed to &#8220;Modern Family&#8221; star Ed O&#8217;Neill earlier this week, with controversy emerging from his alleged implication that Lynch&#8217;s work on the show was far too one-dimensional to warrant her Emmy win.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/entertainment\/62nd-annual-primetime-emmy\/image\/9630377?term=ed+o'neill\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/image\/9630377\/62nd-annual-primetime-emmy\/62nd-annual-primetime-emmy.jpg?size=234&#038;imageId=9630377\" border=\"0\" width=\"234\" title=\"62ND ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS\" height=\"352\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" ondrag=\"return false;\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" alt=\"Ed O'Neill during the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, held at the Nokia Theatre, on August 29, 2010, in Los Angeles. Photo: Michael Germana \/ Star Max Photo via Newscom\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/\/JavaScripts\/OTIjs.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The quote also contended that &#8220;Modern Family&#8221; actress Sofia Vergara, who plays O&#8217;Neill&#8217;s wife on the show, was far more deserving of the top TV award.<\/p>\n<p>TVGuide Canada, which ran the quote, retracted the story this week, noting that O&#8217;Neill&#8217;s statement was misquoted.<\/p>\n<p>According to an apologetic TV Guide, the real quote is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m one of Jane Lynch\u2019s biggest fans. I love Jane Lynch. She is a genius. But at the same time I said \u2018Sofia could win\u2019 because \u2026 and I\u2019ve only seen Glee a couple of \u2026 I\u2019ve only seen Glee once. But I thought Jane\u2019s role is rather one-dimensional. It\u2019s kind of strident. It\u2019s always kind of the same. I\u2019ve seen her be much better. So I thought \u2018Sofia\u2019s funnier,\u2019 and I think she is in these two comparative roles. Anyway, Jane won. 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