Viewers of the 2024 Emmy Awards flocked to X, formerly known as Twitter, in their droves on Sunday night to question why Matthew Perry wasn't included in the award ceremony's In Memoriam segment.
'did I miss it or did the Emmy's not show Matthew Perry????' one fan wrote on X, while another added, 'How in the world did the Emmy's not include Matthew Perry?!?!'
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The real reason, however, that the Friends actor didn't appear in the segment is actually because he was already honoured at the 2023 Emmy Awards, which were held in January after being pushed back from its normal September 2023 spot because of last year's SAG-AFTRA strikes.
During January's ceremony, the Emmys paid tribute to the actor by playing Friends' iconic theme song 'I'll Be There For You' during the segment, which concluded with an image of Perry.
Perry was found unresponsive in his hot tub on October 28. It was later revealed that he had died accidentally from the acute effects of ketamine.
His former Friends co-stars have expressed how much they miss the star. Speaking on the CBS Sunday Morning show in May, Courtney Cox said, 'He visits me a lot, if we believe in that. I talk to my mum, my dad, Matthew. I feel like there are a lot of people that guide us. I sense Matthew's around for sure.'
'I'm grateful that I had that opportunity to work with such wonderful people and to live the life that I have now,' she added. 'That was my family. We went through everything. Those 10 years were everything.'
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Naomi May is a seasoned culture journalist and editor with over ten years’ worth of experience in shaping stories and building digital communities. After graduating with a First Class Honours from City University's prestigious Journalism course, Naomi joined the Evening Standard, where she worked across both the newspaper and website. She is now the Digital Editor at ELLE Magazine and has written features for the likes of The Guardian, Vogue, Vice and Refinery29, among many others. Naomi is also the host of the ELLE Collective book club.
