‘Jeopardy!’ host Mike Richards excuses old podcast remarks

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'Jeopardy!' host Mike Richards apologizes for old podcast comments

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Mike Richards accepts the award for Outstanding Game Show for Jeopardy! throughout the 48 th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards broadcast on June 25, 2021.

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Newly designated “Jeopardy!” host Mike Richards provided another apology after it was exposed that he made remarks about females, Jews and individuals with psychological impairments on a podcast he hosted from 2013 to 2014.

Richards, 46, confessed his “thoughtlessness” and “insensitivity” after a post Wednesday by The Ringer detailed the bad declarations made on “The Randumb Show.” The podcast, which had 41 episodes, was taken offline by Richards on Tuesday after he was gotten in touch with by The Ringer for remark about the program.

“Looking back now, there is no excuse, of course, for the comments I made on this podcast and I am deeply sorry,” Richards stated in a declaration. “The podcast was intended to be a series of irreverent conversations between longtime friends who had a history of joking around.”

Richards stated his efforts to be amusing and intriguing “were not acceptable.”

This is not the very first time Richards has actually come under examination because reports flowed previously this month that he might change the late Alex Trebek as the host of “Jeopardy!”

During Richards’ period as an executive manufacturer of “The Price is Right,” a discrimination suit was submitted by Brandi Cochran in 2010 versus CBS and FremantleMedia. The fit declared that the design was not welcomed back to the program after she required time off for her pregnancy. The case was eventually settled, however Richards dealt with extra pregnancy discrimination declares beyond Cochran, which were not effective.

“These were allegations made in employment disputes against the show,” Richards stated in a memo to personnel previously this month. “I want you all to know that the way in which my comments and actions have been characterized in these complaints does not reflect the reality of who I am or how we worked together on ‘The Price is Right.'”

Additionally, numerous have actually brought into question Richards credentials for the hosting gig, along with his impact over the procedure in picking Trebek’s replacement. After all, Richards is the executive manufacturer of “Jeopardy!,” a title he took after signing a multiyear handle Sony in 2019 that likewise made him the EP of “Wheel of Fortune.”

According to The Ringer, Richards overemphasized why visitor host Ken Jennings was not available to tape more episodes and put himself up as the alternative.

The publication likewise kept in mind that Richards, as the program’s EP, had control over practically every element of the most current season of “Jeopardy!” This consisted of offering instructions to guest hosts, affecting the promo of episodes of the program and selecting which reveals were sent out to check groups for assessment.

Read the complete report from The Ringer.