The producers of the 2024 Emmy Awards discuss the puzzling censored moment during Jeremy Allen White’s speech.

While accepting his award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, The BearThe actor, 33, was censored for apparently using a swear word on stage. Now, the production company behind television’s biggest night, Jesse Collins Entertainment, has revealed that the word in question was “Jesus Christ” and told Variety why the decision to cut it was out of their control.

“We don’t have control over the button and we don’t hear it,” Jesse Collins Entertainment President Dionne Harmon explained to the outlet. “We’re on delay, so we’ll see what happens.”

“We don’t have a feed to the actual show. We don’t have the button,” she added.

On Sunday, September 15, White was named Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto in The Bear for the second year in a row.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you, so much,” he said as he took the stage. “My heart is just beating outside of his chest.”

He then thanked his fellow actors and said, “I want us to be in each other’s lives forever.”

“This show changed my life,” White said. “It installed a belief that change is possible, that change is possible if you’re able to connect, you’re never alone. I’m grateful for this show.”

Elsewhere in his speech on Sunday, White thanked his fellow nominees, including Only murders in the building co-stars Martin Short and Steve Martin, as well as D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai from Reservation DogsLarry David from Curb your enthusiasm and Matt Berry from What we do in the shadows.

“I feel very honored to be in your company,” he said.

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A part of The Bear‘s continued success has been attributed to the cast’s chemistry. White discussed the bond he’s built with his co-star, Ayo Edebiri, in a June 2024 interview with Vanity Fair.

“We really enjoy each other in life, in front of the camera and behind the camera,” White said of the actress. “I hope that kind of shines through on camera between Carm and Syd.”

White added: “Syd is always able to… I don’t know, tell Carmy something different, and she’s usually right. And I think Ayo’s usually right, too.”