Succession creator Jesse Armstrong criticises Trump and Johnson at Emmys
by Mark Brown Arts correspondent from on (#58D4S)
Writer lays into president and PM for their crummy' response to coronavirus
The Succession creator, Jesse Armstrong, used his Emmy acceptance speech to attack Boris Johnson and Donald Trump for their crummy" response to coronavirus, and also the media moguls who do so much to keep them in power.
Armstrong's HBO show, telling the story of a billionaire media tycoon and his dysfunctional, warring family, was one of the big winners at the ceremony on Sunday. It won seven awards, including outstanding drama, which Armstrong accepted from a hotel room in London.
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