Mike Richards Steps Down As ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Amid Controversy, Show To Resume Bringing In Guest Hosts Until Permanent Replacement Found

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is moving forward with production following executive producer Mike Richards stepping down as host on Friday, less than a month after he was announced as the late Alex Trebek's successor.Richards stepped down after receiving backlash for sexist comments he made in the past, as well as taking on the hosting gig given that he's already executive producer of the show. He resigned as host on Friday, and said that moving forward as host would be too much of a distraction for fans.

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I’ll take snarky comments for $100. That’s the attitude displayed so far by Hollywood reactions to the news that Mike Richards has stepped down as the host of Jeopardy! after one show.

“Jeopardy!” has faced a rocky road in attempting to replace longtime host Alex Trebek, who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in November 2020 at age 80.

That didn’t take long!

with stints by LeVar Burton, Anderson Cooper and Katie Couric, among others.Richards, who joined “Jeopardy!” as executive producer in 2019 was named Trebek’s permanent replacement last week, with Sony revealing that Mayim Bialik (who like Richards had taken a turn as guest host) would be acting as host for primetime specials.

Mike Richards is stepping down as host after receiving backlash for sexist comments he made in the past, as well as taking on the hosting gig given he was already executive producer of the show.Richards, who was announced as the new permanent host earlier this month, made the announcement in an internal note to staff on Friday.

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