Los Angeles [US], September 2 (ANI): ‘Wheel of Fortune’ announcer Jim Thornton has been suspended from the sport present.
Sony Pictures Television shared the replace with The Hollywood Reporter through an announcement.
The suspension follows Sony Pictures Television’s investigation into unspecified allegations towards Jim. In the meantime, the long-running sport present will quickly recast its announcer function.
‘We have not too long ago been made conscious of allegations regarding Jim Thornton,’ the corporate stated in an announcement to The Hollywood Reporter. ‘He has been suspended from Wheel of Fortune and we’re recasting whereas we conduct an intensive investigation.’
While SPT didn’t specify what sparked the investigation, TMZ reported that it concerned an incident that allegedly came about on a business flight earlier this 12 months.
Thornton will not be probably the most public-facing determine on ‘Wheel of Fortune’, which is hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White, however he has served as the sport present’s announcer since 2011. His lengthy affiliation with the programme has made him a well-recognized voice to viewers.
Before becoming a member of ‘Wheel of Fortune’, Thornton additionally voiced episodes of one other long-running sport present, ‘The Price Is Right’, which airs on CBS.
‘Wheel of Fortune’ stays one of many long-running and extensively recognised sport reveals on American tv, with Thornton having served as its announcer for greater than a decade.
In India, the favored sport present was tailored earlier this 12 months, with actor Akshay Kumar serving as host. The present aired from January via April. (ANI)