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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
From 1 Legend to another.
During the 2022 Emmy Awards connected Sept. 12, John Legend delivered a moving show of his caller song, "Pieces," arsenic a tribute to the actors, writers, directors and TV unit members who passed distant this year.
"Wasn't it you who told maine grief was a teacher and everything you ever loved with permission you, permission you alone?" helium sang onstage. "And the lone happening you tin bash is prime up the pieces, fto your broke bosom learn, larn to live."
Late stars honored during the affectional successful memoriam conception included Betty White, Bob Saget, Nichelle Nichols, Gilbert Gottfried, Ray Liotta, Sidney Poitier and James Caan.
The ceremonial came astir 2 weeks aft the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys, where Chadwick Boseman received a posthumous award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. On Sept. 3, the precocious Black Panther prima was awarded with his first-ever Emmy for his enactment arsenic Star Lord T'Challa connected an occurrence of the Disney+ Marvel animated bid What If...?.
The part was 1 of Chadwick's last roles earlier his 2020 death. His wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, accepted the Emmy connected his behalf.
"When I learned Chad was nominated, I started reasoning of everything that was going connected successful the satellite and our satellite and being truthful successful awe of his committedness and dedication," she said successful an acceptance speech, per Deadline. "What a beauteous infinitesimal that 1 of the past things helium would enactment connected was thing truthful important to him and to the satellite but besides thing new."
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She added, "You can't recognize your intent unless you inquire what if? What if the beingness is conspiring successful my favor? What if it's me? Chad would beryllium truthful honored and I americium honored connected his behalf."
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Watch the 2022 Emmy Awards ceremonial astatine 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT connected NBC and Peacock followed by the Live From E!: Emmys After Party astatine 11 p.m. ET/PT connected E!.
