Asked about the ending of the show, she declared, “I don’t even want to think about that.” She further noted, “I mean, we’re a team. When asked to comment on what her former co-star said, Vanna White revealed how much her “team” with Pat Sajak has meant to her for the past 40-41 years. Former champion Ken Jennings and actor Mayim Bialik now share hosting duties.His Longtime Co-Star Was Also Asked To Comment Jeopardy!’s producers were condemned for trialing a succession of hopefuls before eventually deciding on co-hosts, one of which, producer Mike Richards, later withdrew when past controversies resurfaced.

It also appears to be an attempt, the newspaper says, to avoid protracted wrangling over a replacement host – such as what happened to Jeopardy!, another of ABC’s hit gameshows, after the death of its longtime presenter Alex Trebek in 2020. E! later announced that an investigation had found “insufficient” evidence of wrongdoing.Īccording to the New York Times, the decision by Sony Pictures Entertainment, the producer of Wheel of Fortune, to hire Seacrest is “a big bet” on the show in an era when streaming television platforms have eaten into the audiences of broadcast networks. Seacrest chose to publicize the allegation after being contacted by her attorney, calling the claim “reckless”. He was also accused in 2018 of sexual harassment by a personal stylist while they worked together on E! News. His multiple absences from the show due to “exhaustion” created tensions with others on the set, the celebrity news website Page Six reported in February.

He is perhaps best known for his years as executive producer and co-host of the network’s Live With Kelly and Ryan, a role from which he stepped down after six years in April. He has hosted American Idol since its inception in 2002, picking up multiple Emmy nominations, and has produced or presented ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve for 18 consecutive years. Seacrest, 48, is already a familiar face on American screens as well as one of the industry’s highest-paid stars.

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