Actor Mayim Bialik and former champion Ken Jennings will host 'Jeopardy!' through the end of the year.
followed by Richard's detractors digging up two lawsuits he was involved in.
In one of the suits, a former model for"The Price Is Right" alleged she was fired after she became pregnant. The model, Brandi Cochran, said Richards treated her differently after she announced she was pregnant in 2008. Richards was not listed as a defendant in the case which went to trial. It was eventually resolved after a jury awarded Cochran more than $8 million but the award was overturned by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, documents show.
A second lawsuit accused Richards of treating another model for the game show differently than the other models. Lanisha Cole, who worked at"The Price Is Right," filed the suit against Richards, a producer and Fremantle Media. Richards was later dropped as a defendant and the suit was settled in 2013,
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