Sofia Vergara put on a pedestal at this year's EMMYs

No … literally put on a pedestal. A rotating one.

Sofia Vergara has hit back at criticism following her so-called "sexist" skit at the Emmy Awards.

The 'Modern Family' star was slammed for posing on a rotating platform while the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences president Bruce Rosenblum gave his annual speech at the ceremony at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre yesterday, but she insists she was innocently poking fun at herself.