The disaster that was the online-only Daytime Emmy Award Red Carpet Preshow continues to be panned by critics and fans alike, but the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, who put the program together, is staying mum on the controversy
And despite the backlash, you can still stream the broadcast online at daytimeemmys.net.
Late Sunday, soap fans took to Twitter to blast the streamed pre-show hosted by a quartet of novices: Brittany Furlan, Lauren Elizabeth, Jessica Harlow and Meghan Rosette. All are known best for their social media followings.
Viewers were particularly off-put by their inappropriate comments -- one in which the female host "jokingly" said she was going to "rape" General Hospital star Ryan Paevey -- and their unfamiliarity with the television actors in attendance. (In a behind the scenes video, Furlan confessed to the latter, saying in the description, "I got to meet Kathy Griffin who is the s--t and everyone else I had no idea who they were.")
Paevey, meanwhile, seemed to take the encounter in stride, Tweeting to a fan who asked about the incident:
@docmel95 @BrittanyFurlan No worries....I'm pretty easygoing, and I can't think of anything all night that didn't make me smile, haha
— Ryan Paevey (@RyanPaevey) June 23, 2014
As of Monday night, NATAS said it would not be putting out a statement on the preshow or the hosts' behavior. The hosts have continued to Tweet during the day but only Furlan, the main source of several of the most panned quotes, directly addressed the uproar, Tweeting a note that said, "Dear Haters, I have so much more for you to be mad at. Stay tuned."
— Brittany Furlan (@BrittanyFurlan) June 23, 2014
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