Tony Todd
Household Fuming Over Oscars Snub …
Why No In Memoriam?!?
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Tony Todd‘s household is fuming on the Academy Awards … and it is all as a result of the late actor’s identify wasn’t included in an annual phase honoring those that died.
The “Candyman” star’s widow, Fatima, tells TMZ … she’s offended the Oscars snubbed Tony from the In Memoriam tribute.
Tony’s widow believes there is a racial factor at play right here too … telling us she looks like folks of colour and ladies are sometimes ignored as a lot as potential when it comes time for the Academy to honor the useless.
Fatima says Tony’s lengthy profession in Hollywood — over 250 movie and TV credit — ought to have been sufficient to incorporate him within the In Memoriam … and he or she says the Academy ought to decide to highlighting artists like Tony who labored arduous and made an impression.
Plus, Fatima says Tony was a member of the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences for 30 years … so one thing’s not including up for her.
There are snubs yearly and Tony’s widow says he is not the one one who was deserving final evening … and he or she says the Oscars must eradicate different elements of the printed to get extra people into the phase.
As we reported … 69-year-old Tony died of pure causes again in November at his Marina Del Rey dwelling within the L.A. space.
His widow says his loss of life was latest sufficient that he shouldn’t have been forgotten on the Oscars … and he or she says a lot of people are reaching out and telling her it is not proper he was neglected.
Tony’s rep, Jeffrey Goldberg, tells TMZ he is obtained a bunch of calls and emails from pals and colleagues within the trade offended about Tony not being acknowledged Sunday evening.
“I’ll just say that I’m disappointed that Tony was forgotten … the Academy might want to reconsider the way they do this section of the broadcast because although it is great that they remember some of those we’ve lost in the past year, they often forget others that should be honored. Tony was my friend and client for over 30 years and I’m just sad that he wasn’t given the honor that he deserved.”
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Tony was honored on the SAG Awards — and his spouse Fatima says they used one in all his greatest images and made her completely happy — however no cube on the Oscars.
One attention-grabbing tidbit about Tony’s loss of life … Fatima says he held on lengthy sufficient to vote for Kamala Harris for president, and when he discovered she misplaced the election, he died that evening. She jokes, “He said if she didn’t win he wanted out.”
