Emmys Organizers Reject Celebrities’ Request To Rescind Nomination for Gazan Journalist Tied to Terror Group

More than 150 industry members voiced their concerns over Bisan Atef Owda’s nomination in an open letter Monday.

Brian Dowling/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images.
A general view of atmosphere at the 66th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcement. Brian Dowling/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images.

Hundreds of Hollywood celebrities, including Selma Blair and Debra Messing, asked the Emmys to rescind its nomination of a Gaza-based journalist accused of ties to a Palestinian terrorist organization — only to be shot down by its ruling body.

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