In what can only be deemed a bizarre (and glaring) omission, late comedienne and actress Joan Rivers was not included in the annual Academy Awards In Memoriam montage.
The tribute, which began with a heartfelt speech by Meryl Streep, paid homage to visionaries including Robin Williams, Mike Nichols, Maya Angelou, Richard Attenborough and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Rivers was notably absent from the list.
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Twitter subsequently blew up with rage. Here are some of the angry tweets that surfaced after the snub:
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