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7 Times ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Went From Game Show to Controversy Target
Seven controversies include a racist puzzle, pay inequity for cohost Vanna White, employee discrimination claims, and a Sony-CBS legal settlement over distribution rights.
- Sony Pictures Television and CBS settled in 2025, with Sony taking international distribution and marketing duties after the 2025–2026 season.
- The legal fight over syndication involved lawsuits and a TRO, leading to a settlement after a year of disputes, without specific dates mentioned in the source.
- Former employees filed discrimination complaints in October 2024, and reporting showed Vanna White earned 1 million, prompting backlash over a racist-themed Rhyme Time puzzle.
- Mike Richards will no longer serve as executive producer of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, with Sony's leaders framing departures as efforts to minimize disruption while CBS retains ad-sales role.
- Sony Pictures Television will assume domestic distribution after the 2027–2028 season, with long-term control shifting amid ongoing employee complaints and past controversies from 2021–2024.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right7Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution35% Left, 35% Center
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- 35% of the sources lean Left, 35% of the sources are Center
35% Center
L 35%
C 35%
R 30%
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