Fans have shared their outage that Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards is being considered as the new host - despite his murky past of harassment and discrimination allegations.
Richards, 46, has served as the show's executive producer for since 2020, and was among the show's rotating cast of guest hosts after longtime 'Jeopardy!' king Alex Trebek died in November after a long-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old.
According to Variety, which broke the news that Richards' is the front-runner for the hosting gig, Sony Pictures Television executives were impressed by his 'command of the fast-paced game and easy on-air manner' when he guest hosted in late February.
But fans, who have been backing Star Trek star LeVar Burton as the next host, were furious with the choice - with many bringing up Richards involvement in two harassment lawsuits, brought by two former models at The Price is Right while he was a producer there. Brandi Cochran sued his company, FremantleMedia North America and The Price is Right Productions in 2010 over claims producers sidelined and harassed her after she became pregnant.
Two former models at The Price is Right, Lanisha Cole (bottom right), and Brandi Sherwood (top right) filed harassment lawsuits that named Richards
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