The executive director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Bruce Davis has issued an apology to the friends and family members of Farrah Fawcett who were upset to learn that Farrah had been left out of the award show’s “in memoriam” segment. Bruce’s apology read:

There’s nothing you can say to people, particularly to family members, within a day or two of the show that helps at all. They tend to be surprised and hurt, and we understand that and we’re sorry for it.

He added however that since Farrah was better known for her TV work, the Emmys was a more fitting show for her tribute.