Spelling Gets Emmy Tribute

Aaron Spelling, who died in June, at the age of 83, has won only two Emmys in his long-lived career of more than 50 years in television. But that doesn't mean that his contribution to the television industry will not be acknowledged at this year's Emmy Awards ceremony.

The producers announced that the creator of hit shows as 'Beverly Hills 90210', 'Charlie's Angels', 'Dynasty' and 'Melrose Place' will be honored during the prime-time ceremony by the very stars that helped his series come to life.

Joan Collins ('Dynasty' - the second soap-opera in terms of audience ratings of all times), Heather Locklear ('Melrose Place') and Stephen Collins ('7th Heaven' - the only Aaron-produced series still on air) are only a few of those who will pay their respects to 'the most prolific TV producer in history', as the caption under Aaron's name reads in the Guiness Book.

None of the actors that starred in what was probably one of the most popular shows in television, 'Beverly Hills', will make an appearance on the Emmy stage. Representatives from the Academy of Arts and Sciences said that Candy, Spelling's widow, had nothing to say in the choosing of the stars or of the series that are to be commemorated.

'The Emmy producers decided on certain shows. And '90210' was one of the ones they decided not to do', a spokesperson for the Academy stated. He also added that invitations to the ceremony have been extended to all the Spelling family members, Candy, Randy and Tori, and that they are waiting for confirmations from them.

On the other hand, the producer's estranged daughter Tori claims that she hasn't been invited to the Awards and that her bitter mother is all to blame for that. Close friends of hers told the press that, quote, 'Tori would love to pay tribute to her dad, but she's appalled she didn't get invited'. Candy Spelling answers back by saying that, if her daughter did not receive an invitation, it must be the Academy the one that failed to do so, because she had no saying in the matter.