The murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was not mentioned during an otherwise highly political broadcast of the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night.
While many of the celebrities at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater voiced their support for Palestine and condemned Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, there was a deafening silence over the fatal shooting of the Turning Point USA founder.
Just four days before the glitzy red carpet event, the 31-year-old Trump ally was shot in the neck after beginning a Q&A session as part of his 'American Comeback Tour' in front of a 3,000-person crowd at Utah Valley University.
The politically-charged killing of the outspoken Republican made international headlines, but not one of the Hollywood stars acknowledged Wednesday's tumultuous events in their speeches.
Some people watching television's biggest night from home took to social media to express their anger at the silence over Kirk's death, which the U.S. president condemned as a 'heinous assassination' and an act of 'political violence'.
