'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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A Worst Cooks in America winner was charged with homicide by child abuse Tuesday in the death of a three-year-old girl.
Ariel Robinson, 29, of South Carolina, was taken into custody in connection with the death of Victoria Rose Smith. Also arrested was 34-year-old Jerry Robinson. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Police officers handle all kinds of cases, and these kind of cases can be the hardest for them to do, Simpsonville police spokesman Justin Lee Campbell tells PEOPLE. It is a sad day. You bring charges and maybe convictions, but at the end of the day the life of a child was taken. For anyone who knew the victim or was