"I'm just going to say one thing: [Expletive] Trump!" said De Niro, who was introducing Bruce Springsteen's performance of "My Hometown."
"It's no longer, 'Down with Trump.' It's, '[Expletive] Trump!'" De Niro added.
CBS censored the language in its broadcast of the awards ceremony, but the audience at New York's Radio City Music Hall heard every word, The Associated Press reported. Many responded with a standing ovation.
According to Deadline, a spokeswoman for CBS addressed the controversy in a statement, calling De Niro's insult "unscripted and unexpected."
"The offensive language was deleted from the broadcast," the spokeswoman said.
Credit: DaytonDailyNews
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