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ringer, richards made disparaging remarks about little people, those with mental disabilities and jewish people along with sexist jokes about women's bodies >> objectively, she is not attractive and does not have a great body. >> in a note sent to "jeopardy!" staff this morning, richards said moving forward as host would be too much of a distraction for our fans and not the right move for our show. sony television pictures says it supports richards' decision, adding we were surprised to learn of mike's 2013-2014 podcast and the offensive language he used in the past. richards, who plans to stay on as "jeopardy!'s" executive producer says the show will bring back guest hosts until it finds a permanent position. >> it's an awkward position for the guy who clearly wanted to be in the position of host and then be in the position of choosing the next host i don't know how much longer he can hang on as executive producer. >> reporter: so now once again there is no answer to the question of "who is the host of "jeopardy!"? joe fryer, nbc news. still ahead for us tonight, in the wake of this summer's deadly heatwaves, the
and addition to the coastal flooding and the beach erosion and coastal winds, we could see up to 8 inches of rain lester >> that's a loft water. all right, dylan, thank you. the suspect in the bomb threat at the capitol made his first court appearance today. the north carolina man is charged with threatening to use a weapons of mass destruction and an explosive device police say they found no bomb in his truck they did discover what they say are possible bomb-making materials. he was ordered held without bail pending a medical screening. we'll turn now to the big shake-up at the game show "jeopardy!" after a string of controversies, the new host now out after getting that title just last week here is joe fryer. >> reporter: tonight "jeopardy!" is looking for a new host again mike richards, the man initially tapped to replace alex trebek stepped down today following a bombshell report by the ringer the story highlighted controversial commitments made by richard seven years ago on his podcast the random show. according to the
jeopardy after the website the ringer reported on sexist and anti-semitic comments he made on his now completely vanished podcast. quite a mess is situation for something that's become something of a heart-breaking institution. sony will now bring back more guest hosts we're told. joining us to discuss, a senior editor for deadline hollywood. so sony made this a very public tryout. this isn't just any old game show. this is an institution. what do you think "jeopardy" needs to do to fix this problem especially considering that mike richards will still be executive producer. >> first of all, i would say what a fiasco. clearly, this has been a huge problem for them. what is an institution beloved and what has remained one of the few things completely untainted. once again the information leak came out, his offensive
but it was a very controversial choice a couple of weeks ago. there were a lot of other guest hosts who were very curious or very disappointed that the producer of the show was suddenly becoming the host. and it doesn't seem like sony did much vetting of him. because the ringer published quotes on wednesday showing a lot of offensive remarks in richard's past. comments about jews, sexist comments about women. this is a long article wednesday evening and now friday morning he is stepping down. >> okay. wow! brian, what do we know about may imbialik. >> she was named as the prime time host saying she's going to do specials she will continue to do prime time specials and richards will continue to be the executive producer despite the controversy in the past. so for the time being, sony which has a black eye because of all of this because of how they
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those people win, host. dan: for that. ellen herself faced backlash. having gone through the ringer and experience insanity of cancer culture, hart seems to view things differently saying in a interview, he had it with cancel culture, cancellers came after a cartoon character. >> get out and come again. dan: indian-american comedian, made a whole documentary about his frustrations with apu as stereotype, the man who voiced apu hank azaria re. >> that role but he continues to play dr. nic. >> and the slack jawed.
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success is one yannis who scored a remarkable fifty points in his team's final victory over the phoenix suns. and what's even more remarkable is the story behind the star. giannis grew up selling sunglasses and souvenirs on the streets of athens to make ends meet. he didn't touch a basketball until he was 13. but since then he's come a long way in a short period of time. here to tell us more about his meteoric rise is mirin fader, staff writer at the ringer and author of giannis: the improbable rise of an nba mvp. your book is due next month and he could not be a better time, could it? i could not be a better time, could it? ., ., . , , it? i did not anticipate this. it is incredible _ it? i did not anticipate this. it is incredible and thank— it? i did not anticipate this. it is incredible and thank you - it? i did not anticipate this. it is incredible and thank you for i it? i did not anticipate this. it is i incredible and thank you for having me. do incredible and thank you for having me. y ., ., me. do you need to rewrite the ending before _ me. do you need to rewrite the ending before publication? i i me. do you need to rewrite the i ending before publication? i thinki need to write _ ending before publication? i thinki need to write a _ ending before publication? ithinki need to write a new— ending before publication? i thinki need to write a new epilogue, i ending before publication? i think i| need to write a new epilogue, which i'm happy to do. tell need to write a new epilogue, which i'm happy to do-_ i'm happy to do. tell us about giannis antetokounmpo i i'm happy to do. tell us about giannis antetokounmpo and l i'm happy to do. tell us about i giannis antetokounmpo and this incredible story. start with where he came from. his
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