MIKE RICHARDS IS OUT AS JEOPARDY! EP AND JAMES HOLZHAUER DOESN’T HOLD BACK EXCITEMENT
Written by Ballzer on September 1, 2021
From Executive Producer to guest host to named host, then back to EP, now Jeopardy’s Mike Richards is officially done. Sony announced yesterday that Mike Richards is out as executive producer of “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune.” This is a move we’re surprised didn’t happen when he stepped down as the future host of Jeopardy! after his awful comments surfaced and sexual harassment allegations.
Many were excited by the news on social media but perhaps no one more than James Holzhauer. Best known for his 32-game winning streak on Jeopardy! he’s been open about how much he doesn’t care for Richards and took to Twitter for a celebratory GIF:
— James Holzhauer (@James_Holzhauer) August 31, 2021
That wasn’t all he had to say about his feelings towards Richards either.
Some judged Mike Richards solely on his podcast comments and formed a negative opinion, but I judged him by the way he treated people backstage at Jeopardy and formed a much stronger negative opinion https://t.co/mebtz0Tgc3
— James Holzhauer (@James_Holzhauer) September 1, 2021
Do I think Mike Richards’s podcast comments were appropriate for polite society? No. But did he deserve the benefit of the doubt for the job he did running Jeopardy? Also no
— James Holzhauer (@James_Holzhauer) August 31, 2021
Feature image: Chris Pizzello/AP
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