BAFTA 2024: Matthew Perry not included in Memoriam segment, academy draws flak

Late Hollywood actor Matthew Perrys fans expressed their disappointment after the Friends actor was not included in the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards In Memoriam segmentDue to this BAFTA faced backlash on social mediaAfter Perry who died last October at age 54 did not appear during the tribute set to a special arrangement of Cyndi Laupers Time After Time performed by Ted Lassos Hannah Waddingham social media users were quick to criticize the decision as per PEOPLETaking to X users called out BAFTA for the perceived omission which one dubbed bad form alongside a GIF of Perrys Friends character Chandler Bing saying You cant make this stuff upMatthewperry why wasnt he mentioned in he baftas a user wroteMatthewperry why wasnt he mentioned in he baftasmdash Jenny McHugh JennyMcHugh1 February 18 2024Another user wrote BAFTA what happened to Matthew Perry in your memoriam I know hes famous for TV Friends but he did films too shocking mistake BAFTA what happened to Matthew Perry in your memoriam I know hersquos famous for TV Friends but he did films too shocking mistake hellipmdash Bridget Wood WoodBH February 18 2024However BAFTA has now responded to the social media backlashResponding to Perrys absence from the tribute a spokesperson for BAFTA tells PEOPLE I can confirm Matthew Perry will be remembered in our forthcoming BAFTA Television AwardsOn X BAFTA echoed this statement writing Matthew Perry will be remembered in this years TV Awards ceremony and shared the link to the academys online tribute to the actor reported PEOPLEMatthew Perry will be remembered in this yearrsquos TV Awards ceremony You can also find our tribute to Matthew at httpstcocN8n2nwp76mdash BAFTA BAFTA February 18 2024Perry died Saturday Oct 28 at his Los Angeles home His cause of death was later determined to be due to acute effects of ketamine with other contributing factorsThe actor was recently included in the In Memoriam segment during the 2023 Emmy Awards last month Perrys image was shown as Charlie Puth performed his 2015 hit See You Again transitioned into the Friends theme song Ill Be There for You as per PEOPLEThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever