Jack Klugman's Son Complains About Cory Monteith’s Tribute at the Emmys
An In Memoriam segment for the actors and actresses that Hollywood has lost has always been a part of the program of the Emmy Awards. But Jack Klugman's Son, Adam Klugman has a lot to say when it comes to the standalone tribute to Cory Monteith in the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, Us Weekly reported.
Adam complained that the tribute to Monteith is an insult to the memory of his late father.
"I think it's criminal," Adam said in an interview with the Associated Press. "My dad was at the inception of television and helped build it in the early days. It's an insult, and it really seems typical of this youth-centric culture that has an extremely short attention span and panders to only a very narrow demographic," Adam continued.
"What about the people who should be introduced to somebody like my father? I don't mean to say anything disparaging about Cory, but he was a kid who had won no Emmys, and it was a self-induced tragedy."
Jack Klugman, was a three-time Emmy winner, died at the age of 90 in December 2012.
Monteith died at 31 on July 13 due to mixed drug toxicity. However, Klugman's opinion had no effect.
Lynch's speech touched the hearts of many people. "Cory was a beautiful soul. He was not perfect, which many of us here tonight can relate to. His death is a tragic reminder of the rapacious, senseless destruction that is brought on by addiction."
"To a generation that loved Cory so, please know, this gifted and wonderful young man was worthy of your love. And, if you were lucky enough to know Cory as we did, and witness firsthand Cory's goofy, breezy sense of humor, his natural instinct for inclusiveness and his unbridled sense of generosity day in and day out, I promise, you'd have loved him even more," she added.