The Emmys are in hot water with some fans after the show’s “in memoriam” tribute for influential figures who died over the last year apparently excluded Mac Miller, who it turns out was a massively influential person for both musicians like J. Cole and Future, actors like Shad Moss (aka Bow Wow), and triple threats like Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino). And while some may wonder why it would be important for a prestigious award show honoring the year’s best in television would include a non-actor/producer/director like Mac, that would also beg the question why the show did include other non-actors like Aretha Franklin, a singer, or John McCain, a politician.
Many fans have taken to Twitter to ask that very question. It seems unlikely that after a decade of musical fame — which included a number of televised performances on late-night shows, including an impassioned Nightly Show appearance wherein Mac implored viewers to reject the racist rhetoric of Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign — that no one in charge of the Emmys’ production knew who Mac Miller was (he even had his own TV show for some time on MTV). It seems even less likely that they didn’t know about his passing after tributes poured in from all over social media and nearly every entertainment publication. Whether they were caught off-guard and simply slipped up at the last moment, or made the decision to cut Mac from the tribute, the Emmys will certainly face some intense scrutiny until an explanation can be made.
https://twitter.com/pagano_joe/status/1042079360973451264
https://twitter.com/GR3GR1P/status/1042056933006557185
so what was the reasoning for skipping Mac Miller & Kate Spade in the Emmys Memoriam? I mean they added John McCain & Aretha Franklin… #Emmys #EmmyAwards2018
— Katie Malcolm (@katiemalcolm_xo) September 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/JessePetrucci/status/1042045375052439553
#Emmy Mac Miller had a TV show so hes an actor why tf wasnt he memtion in the tfibute
— FuneralđRest In Peace Macđ¤đ (@Ohsy_) September 18, 2018
Honestly itâs shady they didnât put Mac Miller in the In Memoriam part of the Emmys like he had his own show smh
— The Talya Cinematic Universeâ˘ď¸ (@_aylat) September 18, 2018
If we arenât limiting In Memoriam to just musicians and actors, why no Kate Spade or Mac Miller? I feel like other folks were missing too. Did Hef pass AFTER Tom Petty? đ¤ #Emmys2018
— stacy (taylorâs version) (@stacyfagioli) September 18, 2018
I think itâs weird and sad that they didnât mention #macmiller in that memorium . He was a singer and a performer, and definitely shouldâve been included. #emmys
— doineedausername? (@imnotarguing) September 18, 2018
Did they really just skip Mac miller and not give him a tribute? Yes he was a singer and not an actor but they did a tribute to Aretha Franklin and McCain who was just a politician so…whatâs up? #Emmys
— jenna𪝠(@jennaplt) September 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/DemiDrinnenberg/status/1041912181355307008
Mac Miller should of been in that memoriam at the Emmyâs no doubt. Itâs fucked up they left him out. Just saying. #Emmys #MacMiller
— Hallieđž (@BlushingICEE) September 18, 2018
Why wasn't #MacMiller mentioned in the In Memoriam? #Emmys
— Mari (@MarilynC72) September 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/DopamineRushPOE/status/1041876127793332224
So the #emmys had everyone in their memoriam, including singers and politicians, but somehow didnât include Mac Miller đ¤
— Autumn Blaze (@FallFireBoom) September 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/ashleyemma18/status/1041869205296095232
They could of added Mac Miller #Emmys
— M (@_mmariiposa) September 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/_jaslopez/status/1041867595337433089
https://twitter.com/_jaslopez/status/1041866743746977792
#Emmys Mac Miller wasn't worth mentioning? Wow. Hollywood is trash.
— Bootsy Collins (@brerbuttcheek) September 18, 2018
Since the #Emmys forgot to acknowledge Mac Miller or just felt he wasnât worthy enough, here he is. RIP pic.twitter.com/5H2FbjItEK
— Erika (@Errikkaa___) September 18, 2018
