Caught up in his sexist remarks, the new host of one of the most popular game shows in the United States, “Jeopardy !“, resigned Friday, just nine days after being chosen for this envied position.
Mike Richards, 46, was selected to replace Alex Trebek, who died of cancer last year after hosting the show continuously since 1984.
Just days after his appointment was announced by Sony Pictures Television – and before he even started hosting “Jeopardy !“- Mike Richards found himself at the heart of a controversy linked to contemptuous comments about his co-hosts and women in general pronounced eight years ago in one of his podcasts.
“I am saddened that these past incidents and comments have cast a shadow over Jeopardy! as we begin a new chapter“, said Mike Richards in a message to the team of the game, of which AFP obtained a copy.
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Believing that to persist in wanting to host the show “wouldn’t be a good thing“, Mike Richards announces that he”resigns with immediate effect“of his role as a facilitator.
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“We were surprised this week to learn about Mike’s podcast in 2013/2014 and the insulting language he used in the past.“, responded a spokesperson for Sony Pictures Television, indicating that Mike Richards would continue to be part of the production team of”Jeopardy !“.
His replacement at the helm of the show, followed daily by about ten million viewers, was not yet known Friday.
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Caught up in his sexist remarks, the new host of one of the most popular game shows in the United States, “Jeopardy!“, resigned Friday, just nine days after being chosen for this envied position.
Mike Richards, 46, was selected to replace Alex Trebek, who died of cancer last year after hosting the show continuously since 1984.
Just days after his appointment was announced by Sony Pictures Television – and before he even started hosting “Jeopardy!“- Mike Richards found himself at the heart of a controversy linked to contemptuous comments about his co-hosts and women in general pronounced eight years ago in one of his podcasts.
“I am saddened that these past incidents and comments have cast a shadow over Jeopardy! as we begin a new chapter“Richards said in a message to the game team, of which AFP has obtained a copy.
Believing that to persist in wanting to host the show “wouldn’t be a good thing“, Mike Richards announces that he”resigns with immediate effect“of his role as a facilitator.
“We were surprised this week to learn about Mike’s podcast in 2013/2014 and the insulting language he used in the past.“, responded a spokesperson for Sony Pictures Television, indicating that Mike Richards would continue to be part of the production team of”Jeopardy!“.
His replacement at the helm of the show, followed daily by about ten million viewers, was not yet known Friday.
AFP
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