Mike Richards Steps Down As Jeopardy Host

Mike Richards has stepped down as the new daily host of Jeopardy. Richards had been the center of controversy ever since he was announced as host last week.

The announcement that Richards will no longer present the new season of the classic game show follows the backlash to a series of sexist, racist, and homophobic comments that he made on a podcast between 2013 and 2014. Richards is also Jeopardy’s executive producer, and in a statement, he said that didn’t want his past behavior to overshadow the show, which started production again this week Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Read the full statement below, via writer Claire McNear:

Mike Richards has stepped down as the new daily host of Jeopardy. Richards had been the center of controversy ever since he was announced as host last week. The announcement that Richards will no longer present the new season of the classic game show follows the backlash to a series of sexist, racist, and homophobic…