The pink carpet for the NAACP Image Award’s annual non-televised awards dinner was canceled on Friday night time, due to flooding.
The pink carpet and black-tie dinner salutes a overwhelming majority of the NAACP’s winners in classes that won’t be televised in the course of the dwell broadcast, hosted by Queen Latifah on Saturday night time.
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The dinner, which is happening on the rooftop venue L.A. Live Event Deck, continues to be happening as deliberate.
“The red carpet has been closed due to the weather,” a rep for the occasion informed Variety.
Coordinators canceled the carpet earlier than presenters and nominees arrived for the 6 p.m. showtime, saving their honorees from being soaked all night. Guests have been escorted into the occasion tent by staffers carrying umbrellas, however attendees did trek via the rain-drenched pink carpet to get there.
The winter storm that has rained, hailed and snowed on Los Angeles over the previous few days has led award present nominees, publicists, glam squads and journalists to query how the climate will have an effect on a weekend that’s packed stuffed with high-profile occasions and ceremonies, together with the Producers Guild Awards, the Annie Awards and the NAACP Image Awards telecast all deliberate for Saturday, adopted by the SAG Awards on Sunday.
Among the cancellations up to now: Netflix nixed a celebration for the streamer’s Annie Award nominees that was deliberate for Friday night time at Neuehouse in Hollywood. Organizers shared the information in an e mail despatched to attendees two hours forward of the occasion’s deliberate begin time.
“Given the current weather conditions and flash flood warnings/guidance from the National Weather Service, we have made the difficult decision to cancel tonight’s event at Neuehouse Hollywood out of an abundance of caution,” Netflix wrote. “While we wish we could gather together tonight to celebrate our Annie Award Nominees, our first priority is the safety of our guests.”
Meanwhile, W Magazine’s Friday night time occasion for its greatest performances challenge at Chateau Marmont’s penthouse in West Hollywood continues to be transferring ahead. A celebration for “RuPaul’s Drag Race” can also be at the moment taking place at Heart in West Hollywood.
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