The widow of a horror film icon Tony Todd called out the Emmy Awards for snubbing her late husband from Sunday night’s televised “In Memoriam” segment. Fatima Cortez Todd, the wife of the late “Candyman” actor, said she was disappointed that the prestigious award show did not mention him in the live broadcast. “Tony had … Read more
Aubrey Plaza’s peers paid tribute to her late husband, screenwriter Jeff Baena, at the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday. On Friday, the actress’ husband died at age 47. During the ceremony, hosted by Nikki Glaser and held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, director Brady Corbet mentioned Plaza while accepting his award for “The … Read more
If BET did it. After the 2024 BET Awards, which aired Sunday, there was a backlash on social media when O.J. Simpson was included in the “In Memoriam” segment. The montage included notable actors and celebrities who passed away in 2024, such as prolific character actor Bill Cobbs, “Rocky” star Carl Weathers and baseball legend … Read more
The one in memoriam of Matthew Perry. The Emmys 2024 honored the late “Friends” star, who died on Oct. 28 due to “acute effects of ketamine,” during Monday night’s in memoriam segment, but Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer were noticeably absent. While Emmys executive producers Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Jesse Collins … Read more
Paying their respects. As the stars gathered at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater for the 2024 Emmy Awards on Monday, their bright light was dimmed by several losses the Hollywood community experienced this past year. The tribute was led by Charlie Puth, who at one point sang a moving rendition of the “Friends” theme song, “I’ll … Read more