Alex Trebek’s widow Jean: It’s ‘astonishing’ how much ‘Jeopardy!’ host was loved

SANTA FE, N.M. – A "Rust" actor said Friday he wished "precautions" had been taken on set that could’ve prevented Alec Baldwin’s tragic misfiring of a prop gun that left the film’s cinematographer dead.

handed a prop gun loaded with live rounds but was told it was safe minutes before he fired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring the movie’s director, Joel Souza.Ashton believed a lot of his fellow cast and crew will probably be speaking with counselors after the on-set tragedy.The 74-year old actor, who previously had a small part in “Breaking Bad,” was slated to play a frontier “postmaster at a desolate outpost” in the western and was driving to Santa Fe, New Mexico, from his

The fatal accident that claimed the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins also sent Joel Souza to the hospital. While on the set of Rust in New Mexico, actor Alec Baldwin accidentally misfired a prop gun on Thursday (Oct.

Filmmaker Joel Souza was one of two people caught in the crossfire of a prop gun discharged by Alec Baldwin on the set of the outlaw movie Rust.

While filming his movie Rust on Thursday, October 21, Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun that injured the director and killed another crew member.

Rust, which resulted in the death of its cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuries to director Joel Souza, authorities say.The incident happened in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Thursday (October 21). According to the Santa Fe Country Sheriff’s Office, per Associated Press, Hutchins and Souza were shot after Baldwin discharged a prop firearm on set at Bonanza Creed Ranch.Hutchins was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she died.

Jeopardy! winner Arthur Chu has claimed that the show’s producers have not been “respectful” of Alex Trebek’s views on who should succeed him as the long-running US game show’s host.Trebek, who presented Jeopardy! from 1984 until 2020, died from pancreatic cancer in November 2020.

second spot on the consecutive wins list behind Ken Jennings (with 74 wins). Amodio raked up $1,518,601 in prize money during his time on “Jeopardy!” The Yale grad student broke the $1 million mark during his 28th game in September.

It took until near the end for Jean Trebek to realize how beloved her husband really was by the public.

Alex Trebek’s widow, Jean Currivan-Trebek, revealed that she wasn’t aware what a culture icon he was until he began his very public cancer battle.  The actor announced in March of 2019 that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and continued to update fans on his condition as he underwent treatment.

student Matt Amodio, 30, is now the quiz show’s second winningest contestant — notching his 33rd consecutive victory on Friday and eclipsing James Holzhauer’s streak.Amodio hauled in $55,400, bringing his winnings to $1,267,801.

Jeopardy! perked up in its return to originals during syndication’s premiere week with a 5.1 household rating. The week of Sept. 13 included the five episodes with Mike Richards as a permanent Jeopardy! host that were taped during his first and only day of filming before he stepped down amid multiple controversies.

John Oliver isn’t impressed with the behind-the-scenes drama at “Jeopardy!”

behind only James Holzhauer and Ken Jennings, who is now slated to guest host in tandem with Mayim Bialik.Amodio’s stunning run comes amid upheaval at the show.

Jana Kramer may have left her marriage behind, but she didn’t escape the drama!

Mayim Bialik knew she’d be busy around this time of year, but not this busy. Besides starting production on a new season of Fox's sitcom "Call Me Kat," Bialik was recalled to duty as a "Jeopardy!" guest host — the result of the quiz show's publicly messy effort to replace the late Alex Trebek.