'Worst Cooks in America' crowned Ariel or 'Ari' as the winner of Season 20, mother of three adoptive children out of which one died and showed signs of child abuse
The Food Network has pulled the 20th season of the competition show “Worst Cooks in America” after its winner was arrested in the death of a child.
South Carolina authorities charged Ariel Robinson, 29, and Jerry Robinson, 34, last week with homicide by child abuse in the death of their 3-year-old adopted daughter, Victoria Smith, Deadline reported Saturday. According to Deadline, the cooking channel has removed Season 20 of “Worst Cooks in America,” which saw Ariel Robinson take home the top prize, from several platforms.
The season, which ran last summer, is no longer available to stream on the Discovery+, Hulu or YouTube. And episode recaps for Season 20 of the series, which sees a group of “kitchen disasters” compete for a $25,000 cash reward over several weeks, have also been scrubbed from the Food Network website.
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‘Worst Cooks in America’ Season 20 Pulled by Food Network After Winner Charged With Murder of Child
Ariel Robinson and her husband were charged with “homicide by child abuse” on Jan. 19Jennifer Maas | January 25, 2021 @ 6:58 AM Last Updated: January 25, 2021 @ 7:55 AM
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Food Network has pulled Season 20 of its “Worst Cooks in America” competition series from circulation after its winner, Ariel Robinson, was charged with the murder of a 3-year-old child.
The season is no longer available on streaming platforms, including Discovery+ (Discovery, Inc.’s new streaming service) or the Food Network website.
“Worst Cooks in America,” hosted by Anne Burrell and Alex Guarnaschelli for Season 20, follows “two premier chefs” who “work to transform a team of hopeless cooks from kitchen disasters to kitchen masters, and the last recruit standing wins $25,000.” Robinson, a teacher, won the Food Network competition’s most rece
Ariel Robinson, 29, and Jerry Robinson, 34, were arrested by Simpsonville police on Tuesday
Officials identified the victim as their adopted daughter Victoria Rose Smith and said she died from blunt force trauma
Ariel Robinson won a $25,000 grand prize after competing on the Food Network s Worst Cooks in America
Network pulled entire Season 20 from streaming platforms and its site
The Robinsons each face a charge of homicide by child abuse which carries a sentence from 20 years to life in prison