Mike Richards Steps Down as ‘Jeopardy!’ Host

Mike Richards Steps Down as ‘Jeopardy!’ Host
Producer Mike Richards poses in the pressroom at the 43rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., on May 1, 2016. Richard Shotwell/Invision/File/AP
The Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES—Producer Mike Richards stepped down from his brief tenure as host of “Jeopardy!” citing the controversy over “past incidents and comments.”

Richards was chosen last week as the successor to Alex Trebek, a decision that was seen as divisive from the beginning after the show had embarked on a broad search that included actors, sports figures, journalists, and celebrities.