return. to jeopardy s host. here s a look at the top entertainment stories of 2021. number ten, the kim and kanye split. after seven years of marriage, kim kardashian files for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. it began with kanye s elaborate proposal in a rented baseball stadium. parts of the 2014 wedding airing on e! s keeping up with the kardashians. number 9 a shocker when it comes to best actor. anthony hopkins wins best actor for the father, stunning
billionaires whatsoever. space is undeniably cool, but sometimes i wonder. i wonder if we re making more of it than we should. welcome back to the world, jeff bezos. we missed you for those 19 seconds you were gone. meanwhile a nasa rover landed on mars and another robotic prepared to ram an asteroid. take that, humans. back on earth, the worst failure to launch was jeopardy! s search to replace the late, great alex trebek. after a lot of guest hosts, the executive producer chose himself to host the syndicated version, then stepped aside in the uproar after offensive comments of his resurfaced. what is a dumpster fire for 300? also stepping aside from each other, kimye. although their celebrity divorce seems uncertain at this point. the only thing i can say about that is, girl, what took
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
jeopardy! announced who the permanent host would be. starting next month the show s executive producer, mike richards, will host the syndicated daytime show. he ll share hosting duties with actress and neuroscientist mayim bialik. she will handle primetime and spin-off shows, including a new college tournament. mr. richards has run game shows at the highest levels for years. he is also the executive producer of wheel of fortune. he has listen both the price is right and ran both the price is rice and let s make a deal. alex trebek also produced jeopardy! for the first three years of his run. none of which mattered to many of jeopardy! s most vocal fans. including those who had already told the show exactly who they wanted. lavar burton made no secret of his intense desire to host jeopardy!. the buzz around him was very strong. some of it gently stoked by him. others by viewers who saw a perfect fit. from roots to star trek, his career has centered around the power of
was. this week sony pictures television, which makes jeopardy! announced who the permanent host would be. starting next month the show s executive producer, mike richards, will host the syndicated daytime show. he ll share hosting duties with mayim bialik for primetime and spinoff shows including a college tournament. mr. richards has hosted game shows for years, executive producer of wheel of fortune, ran both the price is rice and let s make a deal. alex trebek also produced jeopardy! for the first three years of his run. none of which mattered to many of jeopardy! s most vocal fans. including those who had already told the show exactly who they wanted. lavar burton made no secret of his intense desire to host jeopardy!. the buzz around him was very strong. some of it gently stoked by him. others by viewers who saw a perfect fit. from roots to star trek, his