The 2017 Emmys didn’t get everything right… specifically, who was and wasn’t recognized during the ceremony’s in memoriam segment.
On Sunday night, Hamilton star Christopher Jackson belted out Stevie Wonder‘s As while a video played honoring the fallen faces of television — but several noteworthy stars were left out of the tribute, including Dick Gregory, Charlie Murphy, Harry Dean Stanton, and Frank Vincent.
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All four actors who died this year had performed in TV shows throughout their careers. Gregory, a comedian and civil rights activist, had starred in Reno 911! and Wonder Showzen, while Murphy, the brother of Eddie Murphy, had starred in Chappelle’s Show, POWER, and others.
Stanton (who passed away on Friday at 91) played a number of TV roles, most recently in Twin Peaks: The Return and Getting On, and Vincent appeared in several shows like The Sopranos and Law & Order: SVU.
After the show, Twitter users paid their own tributes to those left out of the segment, including Common:
Thinking of my brothers Dick Gregory + Charlie Murphy. I’ll never forget you. I miss you both. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/Ot0nfxvjMO
— COMMON (@common) September 18, 2017
Viewers weren’t just upset over the names left out of the montage memorial — many were pissed by the appearance of former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes.
The poignant video tribute sparked criticism on social media after Ailes’ name flashed on the screen. The former news head, who died in May, left Fox in July 2016 following a litany of sexual harassment allegations from multiple women in the network.
Many Twitics pointed out the audience was deathly silent when Ailes showed up on the screen, while others just voiced their disgust over his inclusion:
The absolute SILENCE during #RogerAiles on the #Emmys #inmemoriam was not at all missed. What a monster.
— Krystina (@kjb27) September 18, 2017
Crickets for Roger Ailes during the #InMemoriam. #Emmys #EmmyAwards2017
— Erin Qualey (@miffedcupcake) September 18, 2017
not saying this proudly, but Roger Ailes is responsible for the first time I ever laughed out loud during an In Memoriam segment
— Kevin McCaffrey (@KevinMcCaff) September 18, 2017
RT if you threw something at yr TV when Roger Ailes came up in the “In Memoriam” montage
— Andi Zeisler (@andizeisler) September 18, 2017
The #Emmys including Roger Ailes in the in memoriam segment was interesting to say the least. They always leave people out..why include him?
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) September 18, 2017
Do YOU think the Emmys messed up on its in memoriam segment this year?
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