By Beth Harris
LOS ANGELES (AP) --The Daytime Emmys turned into a love letter to Alex Trebek, honoring the beloved "Jeopardy!" host and the show seven months after his death.
Trebek won as game show host and "Jeopardy!" earned game show honors on Friday night.
ABC's "General Hospital" claimed four trophies, including best drama. Maurice Benard took lead actor honors for the third time as Sonny Corinthos.
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood of CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful" won as lead actress, adding to her trophy from two years ago for her role as Steffy Forrester.
It was a family affair, with the children of Trebek and Larry King accepting on their late fathers' behalf.
Trebek's son, Matt, and daughter, Emily, stood behind the host's podium on the quiz show's set. Trebek died of pancreatic cancer in November at age 80.
"For as long as we can remember, he was always so proud to be a part of 'Jeopardy!', to work on a show that was based on knowledge, risk and the challenge — people had to think," Trebek's son said. "He loved every bit of it."
Emily added, "He was always excited to go to work, even during his battle with cancer. He was so fortunate that he was able to do what he loved, and we know that he not once took it for granted."
It was Trebek's third straight victory and sixth overall in the category. He was nominated a record 32 times during his career.
Executive producer Mike Richards dedicated the best game show trophy to Trebek, who hosted for 37 years.
"He was more than just a game show host, he was a legend, a towering figure," Richards said in pre-taped remarks. "He believed that 'Jeopardy!' was more than just a game show. He loved it because it stood for facts, competition, and the celebration of intelligence."
Kelly Clarkson's eponymous talk show earned two trophies. The singer was honored as host, beating out daytime newcomer Drew Barrymore, among others, and the show won in the entertainment talk category.
Trebek was remembered in a special tribute segment, along with Regis Philbin and King. Philbin died last July at age 88. Among those honoring Trebek in taped comments were U.S. first lady Jill Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
"I got to talk with him a few years ago, and he expressed to me how proud he was to be a Canadian," Trudeau said. "I had to tell him that all Canadians are incredibly proud that he's one of us as well."
King, who died in January at age 87, won as informative talk show host for his eponymous show on Ora TV. His sons, Chance and Cannon, accepted.
"This last season was a testament to his love for broadcasting," Chance King said. "As much as he is gone, he is with us in our hearts forever."
Marla Adams and Max Gail won supporting actor trophies.
Adams plays Dina Mergeron on CBS' "The Young and the Restless." The 82-year-old actor accepted at home with the Emmy statue on a table behind her. "Y&R" also won the best writing category.
Gail appeared on stage while socially distanced because of the coronavirus pandemic to accept for his role as Mike Corbin on "General Hospital." It was the 78-year-old actor's second trophy in the supporting category, having won in 2019. "GH" also won directing honors.
"Red Table Talk," featuring Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter, Willow, and her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, won for informative talk show.
Sheryl Underwood of "The Talk" hosted.
Harvey Weinstein hit with new sex crime charge in New York
Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new sex crime charge in New York, as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case.
Details of the new allegations were not immediately available. He was charged with committing a criminal sex act.
The jailed ex-movie mogul has long maintained that any sexual activity was consensual.
Prosecutors revealed last week that Weinstein had been indicted on additional sex crime charges that weren't part of the case that led to his now-overturned 2020 conviction. But the new indictment was sealed until his arraignment.
Prosecutors have said that the grand jury heard evidence of up to three alleged assaults — two in hotels in the Tribeca neighborhood and one at a lower Manhattan residential building. The purported incidents took place from the mid-2000s to 2016, prosecutors said.
But it's not clear whether any of those allegations underlie the new indictment.
While bracing for the new charges, Weinstein also is awaiting retrial after New York state's highest court this spring overturned his 2020 conviction on rape and sexual assault charges involving two women. The high court, called the Court of Appeals, ordered a new trial, which is tentatively scheduled to begin Nov. 12.
The Court of Appeals ruled that the then-trial judge unfairly allowed testimony against him based on allegations that were not part of the case. That judge's term expired in 2022, and he is no longer on the bench.
Prosecutors have said they'll seek to fold the new charges into the retrial, but Weinstein's lawyers say it should be a separate case.
Weinstein, who also was convicted in 2022 in a Los Angeles rape case, remains behind bars while awaiting his New York retrial.
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