Jeopardy! host Mike Richards apologises after sexist remarks resurface

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the publication, Richards “repeatedly used offensive language and disparaged women’s bodies” on The Randumb Show, which Richards hosted between 2013 and 2014. “My responsibilities today as a father, husband, and a public personality who speaks to many people through my role on television means I have substantial and serious obligations as a role model, and I intend to live up to them.” According to The Ringer, a 2014 episode that aired after the iCloud photo hack, which caused some celebrities’ nude photos to leak, saw Richards “ his assistant and his cohost – both much younger women – whether they had ever taken nude photos”. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free According to The Ringer, Richards also used the words “booth ho” and “booth slut” to refer to his co-host’s former job as a model at CES, a large tech trade show. Richards denied any wrongdoing, describing the lawsuits as “employment disputes” and adding in part: “I want you all to know that the way in which my comments and actions have been characterised in these complaints does not reflect the reality of who I am or how we worked together on The Price is Right.” On Jeopardy!, Richards will share hosting duties with The Big Bang Theory alumna Mayim Bialik.