Racism, harassment and stomping: The loudest scandals at the Emmy Awards

Racism, harassment and stomping: The loudest scandals at the Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards will be held today at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The list of nominees for the main television award is already known, and while we wait for the announcement of the winners and images from the red carpet, we suggest that you recall the loudest scandals from the event.


50 Cent is offended

Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Photo: @50cent
Photo: @50cent

In 2020, the rapper was enraged that his series Power in Night City, in which he starred as a producer, was never nominated for an Emmy. True, Curtis did not leave the caustic comment from the scene, but on Instagram: “Okay, Emmy, here’s my black ass, you can kiss her! Fuck your organization, I’m only interested in NAACP (National Organization for the Advancement of Colored People) awards. note. ed.)”. The artist reinforced his message with a painting of the hips of a bronze statue.


Kevin Spacey leaves without award

Kevin Spacey's photo.  Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images
Kevin Spacey (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

Anthony Rapp.  Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Anthony Rapp. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images

In 2017, the actor was supposed to receive a figurine for services to the television industry. However, the award never reached the trophy shelf. And it’s all because of the scandal: Kevin was accused of sexual harassment by a teenager. Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp said that at one of the parties 30 years ago, Kevin tried to seduce him and the case was launched. Later, 20 more people reported harassment by the star. That’s why the Emmy’s organizers refused to reward Spacey.


Male Organ Song Award

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The Emmy Awards Party is known for its classic approach. Imagine the surprise of the guests in 2008 when the comedy trio of Andy Samberg, Jorm Taccone and Akiva Schaffer won the music award for Lonely Island’s song “d**k in the box.” box”. Even the soloist himself did not expect such a result.


Jon Hamm crawled on stage

The actor was nominated 16 times for the award, and in 2015 he finally received the coveted statuette for the series Mad Men. But after going on stage, the actress for some reason crawled into the microphone on all fours. The audience didn’t know if he did it on purpose or if he just fell over.


The fall of Heidi Klum

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In 2008, the presenters of the night were Heidi Klum and Tom Bergeron. The stars played a scene as if the model was passing out, and Tom caught it. And everything would be fine, only Bergeron could not keep the beauty, so she fell to the ground and hit her hip.


rewarded the criminal

Jerry Harris is third from left (Photo: Omar Vega/Getty Images)

The 2020 Best Documentary Series award goes to the Cheerleaders, who chronicle the rise and fall of Navarro College’s cheerleading team as they try to win the coveted national championship. The star of the show, Jerry Harris, was accused of distributing child pornography literally 24 hours before receiving the award, so he didn’t come for the figurine. True, the counting of votes ended before the arrest of the actor.

Source: People Talk

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