Emmys apologizes for wrong photo during memoriam segment

Instead of showing the photo of the late Andre Previn, the In Memoriam segment at the Emmy Awards 2019 on Sunday used a photo of 75-year-old conductor Leonard Slatkin.

The TV Academy is apologizing for using a photo of a living composer instead of the image of the late Andre Previn during an Emmy’s memoriam segment.

The segment on Sunday used a photo of 75-year-old conductor Leonard Slatkin.

The academy, FOX and Emmy producers said in a statement issued Monday that it was an “error.”

Previn died at 89 in February. He was a composer, pianist and conductor whose work ventured into Hollywood, jazz and classical music. Previn won four Oscars for his orchestrations of such stylish musicals as 1964′s My Fair Lady.

Slatkin posted a picture on Twitter of Previn saying he ”deserved better .”

The academy says all mentions on its website will feature accurate imagery of Previn.

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