Mike Richards is out as the executive producer “effective immediately,” according to a statement from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Mike Richards will no longer serve as the executive producer of Jeopardy! or Wheel of Fortune, according to a statement Sony Pictures Entertainment provided to Newsweek on Tuesday. News of Richards’ departure from the role came less than two weeks after he quit as the host of Jeopardy! amid a wave of criticism over controversial comments he made in the past.
