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June 7th, 2010
04:44 PM ET
'24' star pulls name from Emmy contentionDon’t look for Cherry Jones to win an Emmy this year. The actress, who played the president on “24,” has withdrawn her name from possible nominees, according to The Advocate. Jones has not given any indication as to why she is declining to enter the race. Jones snagged the award last year. She is not the first actress to refuse to throw her hat in the ring. In 2008, actress Katherine Heigl announced she was dropping out of the race because she didn’t feel the material she was given to work with on “Grey’s Anatomy” warranted a nomination.
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Maybe it was just a classy move on her part to give other actresses a shot since she already won once for playing this character. It's ridiculous that an actor can win multiple emmies for playing the same character year after year (I'm looking at you Tony Shaloub and Kelsey Grammer). Totally screws other people out of recognition.
They struggled to find a good president after they killed Pres. Palmer(Dennis Haysbert). He was by far the best president during the 8 seasons.
she did not WRITE her character's lines, as the actor she was portraying the lines and plots that were given to her so please do not blame the actor for any negativity in how her storyline was presented in the last season.....
Cherry Jones is a celebrated theatre actress. She is extremely gifted. While I can't pretend to know her reasons, perhaps she felt it was another actor's turn this year. I look forward to her return to the theatre.
WHAT IS "24" ANYWAY????
Single most ridiculous chain of comments ever.
This year was soooooooooooooo PAINFUL. New writers or what?!! But the blonde chick with the hair carefully placed over her shoulder caused me to changed the channel to The Bachelor. That was even more painful! Give me the good old days of 24. Hope the movie will be better.........MUCH BETTER!
She dosen't want the attention of being a lesbian, date, partner etc
My pants is itchy
24 was dying a rapid death before they finally put it to sleep. The only good thing about 24 was its first 3 or 4 years. I still yearn for the days of Chloe, Morris & Kiefer......a few good character actors slotted in on occasion including the first black president and the crazy guy president. Some of the torture scenes were absolute classics.
I thought Season 8 was the worst of the seasons, and I am a die hard who never missed a single episode. The whole premise of 24 (except season 1) is pretty over the top, so it is important for the viewer to dispense with the plausible and just enjoy the ride...but this year's plot twists were juvenile, poorly written and even beyond fantasy. Dumb presidents, dumb ex-presidents, perfect timing of bombs and carjackings, Jack's impenetrable exterior, Chloe as acting director (yah right), double, triple and quadruple crosses, and then when they killed the bounty hunter and shoved him in the cabinet, that seemed normal...Cherry was so good in season 7 and so flat awful in season 8. BUT, I can't wait for the movie!
Perhaps she withdrew her name because she wanted to give one of the other actresses on "24" a shot at it?
She made a good Hillary Clinton, and this was obviously by design. Still, Hillary would not have fallen apart as much and as easily as did Cherry's character.
Give the Emmy nod to the first CTU director. That guy makes a 2×4 a Shakespeare genius.
A good observation! I hated that actor's portrayal–so very unlike the role he was trying to portray.
We may not need to be too harsh to her. Jones is a fine actress, but Emmy award for Season 8? Not sure.
She did not act too well in the Season 8 mainly because of the writers. The president was a poorly written character in Season 8. President Taylor was a better character in Season 7.
....can we talk about Christianity now?
Her co-worker Sutherland must be rubbing off her in a good way – very Canadian move, what would happen if she would have won!!
Looks like Bauer got to her.
It is disgusting isn't it FRIEND, how a few people can be so malicious? Kudos to you for setting the record straight! Sometimes I feel the problem with the world today is the negativity and hatred that abound in society. Peace..
I really can't believe all of the hurtful comments being made. I live in Ms. Jones' hometown. Her father is in the last stages of cancer and she probably is trying to spend as much time with him as possible and doesn't need all the distractions. She is putting family ahead of herself which is an example this country should follow!
Thank you. Not everyone is out for "cheap" publicity.
Well, it's too bad the series has been cancelled, it was a favorite with me.
Best decision she ever made. Watching her on 24 was like watching paint dry.
She was so boring they did not even give her a VP...
If you're a lesbian, then you have mental issues? OMG...What centruy are we in? Life is about love...grab it while you can still enjoy it! Peace.
Probably because she's preparing to do a major and very demanding role in a Broadway play in August and needs every second to prepare. I imagine she does not have the time to do the extensive campaigning and press interviews which a successful Emmy push would require.
Well she is a lesbian, and with all that entails she probably has some kind of mental issues or this is just another attention getting stunt that a lot of gays use to get attention to themselves.
wow. just...wow.
Sort of like what a D bag named Glenn may be dealing with in his own head huh? Dude you are a serious Loser
"she is a lesbian, and with all that entails she probably has some kind of mental issues or this is just another attention getting stunt that a lot of gays use to get attention to themselves.
I'm sorry, if she is a lesbian or not, what does that have to do with this article or this actress? Seems you have your own mental issues.
You are what's wrong with the world today.
She sucked as the prez!! How was SHE ever nominated in the first place?!
She sucked as the prez!! How was SHE ever nominatedin the first place?!
If it were my guess, it's because there are a select few in entertainment who get the fact that people pick and choose various awards based on political controversy and/or pollitical debate. Just becuase something is watched, purchased, or is popular amongst many people, does not mean it's necessarily "great" or worthy of an award. I think she was chosen simply because she's a woman and it furthers some peoples agenda. I loved her role and the 24 show itself, however, I would simply agree with a decision to take a step back from calling the role as "award winning".
I didn't even realize she was a lesbian until the comment posted after me. It makes even more sense now.
Isn't it obvious? She was involved in a plot to cover up Russian involvement in the Gulf Coast oil spill. Ever since President Obama announced he'll be advising with professionals to "find who's ass to kick", Cherry has realized she can't keep the secret under wraps much longer, hence her withdrawal of her Emmy eligibility.
"24" just very recently ended, and all of a sudden BP was able to cap the oil leak after several weeks of unsuccessful attempts? Can't be a coincidence. Jack is back.
SHE WAS A CONTENDER IN 24's TOP 3 WORST ACTORS THIS SEASON!!
What a Shame! She's worthy of that Emmy!
I hope President Omar Hassan's EPIC hair wins it.
LOLZ!!!
First she pulls out of the peace process in 24? Now she pulls out of this? Perhaps a real life conspiracy this time?...ooo-haha – the drama of 24 continues!!!
Haha!
HAHA! That's great! My husband and I have decided to keep the Hour of Bauer Power alive on Monday nights by watching the DVDs. Pres Taylor was great and I hope the cast of 24 can sit back and enjoy the fruits of their success! Jones is still a winner...
awesome!!!!
Too bad your dad didn't pull out
she does it for the art of acting, not for awards! heh...I hate that these things get reported, but oh well, bloggers always need a good reason to spam headlines.
Two words: Who Cares?
Then why even read the article? Hypocrite.
2 more words – don't read.
Too bad; maybe the guy who plays Logan will win it. :-O
hahaha...
[points at masked man with ridiculous look on face] "That's Jack Bauer!"
Hey CNN, this just in! My cat is licking its butt! Is THAT news, too?
@CAT - So um....I don't know what your web browser shows at the top when you read this story but mine clearly states "CNN Entertainment" in about a ince thick banner that spans the length of the web page at the header. Do you like making yourself look like a fool to all who read these comments? Who the heck EXPECTS "real" news on a sites "entertainment news" section? You want to head over to a health and fitness board now and complain about how you are tired of people telling you to exercise and eat right?
@ Tom – Touche
relax bro.. this article is on the entertainment blog of CNN. Its not like they are putting it in the main section. if you dont like entertainment news dont read it.
Your cat is just trying to clean his butt after you forced your tongue in it
Why do people get so upset over something as trivial as this? If she doesn't want to be nominated for whatever reason it is her buisness. If anything, people who don't feel their work is worth positive notation should at least be thanked for their honesty.
She hasn't been nominated yet. She is pulling her name from consideration. There is a big difference.
Oh my gosh...some common sense in this post, Kim H! Don't be surprised if no one reads it! LOL – I loved your post.
Gold star on this little ladies head!!!! She READ the article!!!!!!!!
i don't think actors should be allowed to pull this attention-getting stunt. if you are nominated, graciously accept the nomination and then win or lose. i'd lilke to say 'we will remember, even if the record is not there to prove what she did', but in fact, people have short-term memories. hopefully she'll continue to suck as an actress, so that we don't have to ever see her again
Wow, just wow. Attention getting stunt? How would she get more attention from pulling her name from consideration than by winning an Emmy? That makes no sense at all. Cherry Jones is remarkable (her Tony award and Emmy are just icing on the cake) and you clearly have no idea what you're talking about.
i agree with ella, all these stars pull stunts like this to gain attention, it's for publicity.... i'm not saying brett michaels wasn't sick but did hear that it may have been a publicity stunt to gain veiwers for the celebrity apprentice, had no idea he was even on it till this all came out...
You mad? Sounds like you're mad brah..
Lily, I hope you were being sarcastic. If not, you're an idiot to think that Bret Michaels convinced a hospital to go along with a fake brain hemmorage as a publicity stunt. Lemme guess...Gary Coleman isn't really dead, it's just a publicity stunt, right? Get a life, loser.
Good! She's been horrible in every episode! I can't stand seeing her as president.
No one should ever care what any actor does. They're all nuts.
My gawd - "Good", I hated in the position as President? Whoa, sounds like SHE DID A GOOD JOB OF, oh yeah "ACTING"!!!! She played the "CHARACTER" perfectly then!
and how good an actor are you???????????