An uninvited acceptanceSourced
The actress’s award went to the wrong person on stage
At the 1985 Emmy Awards, Barry Bremen reached the stage before winner Betty Thomas. He said he thought she was absent. The intrusion ended in arrest, a fine and a later apology.
Reaching the stage did not make him the winner.
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