Was Olivia Newton-John censured in the 2022 Emmys In Memoriam portion? It didn’t take long for devotees of the Grease entertainer to flood Twitter, getting down on the Television Academy for not highlighting Olivia Newton-John, who died in August 2022 after a long fight with bosom malignant growth, in the portion.
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“Hello Emmys, that was a lovely In Memoriam recognition, however you left out Olivia Newton-John,” one watcher tweeted before one more added, “Profoundly frustrated in the oversight of Olivia Newton-John during the #Emmys2022. She won a prize for songwriting and showed up in a few TV films.”
A third tolled in, “She did bunches of TV specials. Visitor spots and, surprisingly, won a Daytime Emmy! 1999 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Song Olivia Newton-John for As the World Turns for the tune ‘This Is Our Moment.’” Olivia Newton-John wasn’t the main individual that was absent from the in memoriam portion. Alongside Olivia, many saw that the Emmys did exclude Queen Elizabeth II — despite the fact that responses were blended there, particularly since the Queen was not in media outlets. “The in memoriam segment didn’t highlight Queen Elizabeth, even after all she’s finished for Olivia Colman,” one individual tongue in cheek tweeted.
One more rushed to call attention to, “Will Queen Elizabeth make the Emmy In Memoriam? Many individuals don’t have the foggiest idea about this however she is what The Crown is based on!!!” There was additionally worry that SNL alum Norm Macdonald was excluded, seeing as he was designated not long before the in memoriam started. Be that as it may, he was perceived in last year’s show.
— FormerGregSamsa (@MJaMitchell) September 13, 2022
Fans likewise bring up John Legend appears to perform at each grant show’s in memoriam section. One individual that is apparently never missing from an in memoriam section is John Legend, and watchers rushed to call attention to that the artist is known more for that than his music.
— The Randy Report (@randyslovacek) September 13, 2022
“#JohnLegend has the “melodic backup to the In Memoriam fragment of grant shows” market on LOCK,” one fan tweeted before one more added, “Is it me though, or as of now, has John Legend sung for each In Memoriam on each grant show?” Perhaps the Emmys will get it right one year from now.
