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From: Sr K	8/20/2021 10:36:21 AM
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Jeopardy new host is stepping down. Recently Named ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Mike Richards Steps Down Resignation comes just a week after he was named a successor to Alex Trebek Mike RichardsPHOTO: CAROL KAELSON/REUTERS By John Jurgensen Aug. 20, 2021 10:33 am ET The new host of “Jeopardy!” stepped down from the job Friday about a week after landing it, following controversy about his inside role in the hiring search, his involvement in past employment lawsuits, and a series of offensive jokes he made on a podcast years ago. The exit of Mike Richards, the game show’s executive producer, halted production on the show’s coming season, and sent studio Sony Pictures Television back into the process of finding a successor to Alex Trebek. “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. As such, I will be stepping down as host effective immediately. As a result, we will be canceling production today,” Mr. Richards wrote in a memo to staff, which was released by Sony . Excerpt

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