Candice Bergen and Selena Gomez poke fun at childless cat lady comment at Emmys

Candice Bergen presented an award at the ceremony (Jae C Hong/AP)

Candice Bergen and Selena Gomez have mocked Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance’s “childless cat ladies” comment at the Emmy Awards.

Despite the political threads running throughout the 76th ceremony, there was no reference made to the latest apparent assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.