Dr Anthony Fauci reacts to Brad Pitt’s ‘surrealistic’ Emmy nomination for SNL impersonation
‘It doesn’t go to my head because I don’t pay much attention to it’
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Your support makes all the difference.Dr Anthony Fauci has reacted to Brad Pitt‘s Emmy nomination, which came as the result of the actor’s impersonation of the health expert on Saturday Night Live.
Fauci, a leading member of the government’s coronavirus task force, told The Associated Press: “The only thing I can say is it’s somewhat surrealistic.
“I don’t get distracted by that. I really have to focus like a laser beam on the things that I’m responsible for.”
Pitt is up for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in the 2020 Emmys, which will be held on 20 September.
He played Fauci in a remote SNL episode back in April.
“It’s a little bit strange that that’s going on,” Fauci added while speaking to AP.
“...The one thing – for sure, it doesn’t go to my head because I don’t pay much attention to it, because I’m too busy paying attention to what I really need to do on a day to day basis.”
The Emmys will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
This year’s ceremony is expected to be held virtually due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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