Controversy dogs Emmy show opening; Youngstown actor snubbed for award
By LYNN ELBER
AP Television Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmy Awards began on a controversial note when it was revealed that a taped comedy routine by Alec Baldwin for the show was cut from the telecast because it contained a joke about the News Corp. phone hacking scandal.
The actor was to be part of an opening video for Sunday night’s ceremony airing on Fox, a News Corp.-owned network. But he tweeted before the awards that the network had killed his joke about the hacking scandal in Britain involving the now-closed News of the World tabloid.
Fox said it believed the joke was inappropriate to make light of an issue being taken very seriously by the company.
Also during the first hour of the awards, the best supporting actor Emmy went to Ty Burrell for his role on ABC’s hit comedy “Modern Family.”
Also nominated was Ed O’Neill of Youngstown, who portrays Burrell’s father-in-law on the show.
Read the full story on the Emmy Awards on Monday in The Vindicator and on Vindy.com.