‘Hacks’ star Hannah Einbinder slammed for crude Emmys speech: ‘F–k ICE and free Palestine’

“Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder is under fire for turning her Emmy acceptance speech into a crude, political soapbox in which she said, “F—k ICE and free Palestine.”

The actress’ controversial remarks went viral after she won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the hit HBO show during Sunday night’s live ceremony.

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“Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder used her Emmys acceptance speech to say, “free Palestine.”NBC

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Comedian Hannah Einbinder won an Emmy for her performance in HBO’s “Hacks.”Variety via Getty Images
“Go Birds, f—k ICE and free Palestine,” the 30-year-old actress, who is Jewish and a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles fan, said at the conclusion of her emotional speech to cheers as she exited the stage.

“Any Jewish actress who uses her 15 minutes of fame to show support for the terrorists holding 48 hostages in Gaza has no moral compass,” wrote Joel Petlin.

“And the naive Hollywood audience that applauded her immoral statement is equally reprehensible. Hannah Einbinder was a real loser at the Emmys,” he added.

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Actress Hannah Einbinder with her Emmy after winning for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.Variety via Getty Images
Others were exasperated at yet another actor turning an entertainment awards show into their own chance to show their political wokeness.

She later said she felt the need to speak out publicly “distinguish Jews from the state of Israel.”

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“Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder used her Emmys speech to make a political statement.Getty Images
“I feel like it is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the State of Israel, because our religion and our culture is such an important and long standing institution that is really separate to this sort of ethno-nationalist state,” she said, according to The Wrap.

“This is why Ricky Gervais had to lecture celebs on how to accept awards,” Jewish journalist Dahlia Kurtz posted on X, referring to Gervais now-notorious hosting speech in which he told celebs they were in no position to lecture the public.

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“Hacks” stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder.Getty Images for HBO Max
Einbinder‘s “Hacks” co-star Megan Stalter expressed a similar sentiment on the Emmys red carpet when she held up a bag with the words “CEASE FIRE” written on it, according to the Hollywood Reporters.

Sunday’s victory was Einbinder’s fourth nomination for her performance as Ava Daniels, a struggling young comedy writer, in all four seasons of “Hacks