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Mike Richards Will No Longer Be The New 'Jeopardy!' Host

Mike Richards Will No Longer Be The New 'Jeopardy!' Host

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Friday, August 20, 2021 02:37:50 PM UTC

The show's executive producer, slated to take over for the late Alex Trebek, faced mounting questions and controversies, including his history of sexist ...

Mike Richards is stepping down as the new host of “Jeopardy!” following a slew of controversies, including a history of sexist remarks he made on his podcast, several discrimination lawsuits during his tenure as executive producer of “The Price Is Right,” and questions surrounding his involvement in the search for a new host while also vying for the job himself.  In a memo to the show’s staff on Friday, Richards announced that he “will be stepping down as host effective immediately,” just one day after the show began taping his first episodes for its new season, which begins next month. “Over the last several days it has become clear that moving forward as host would be too much of a distraction for our fans and not the right move for the show,” he wrote. “As such, I will be stepping down as host effective immediately. As a result, we will be canceling production today.”
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