Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White’s demeanor on the Wheel of Fortune set after Jim Thornton’s dismissal
Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White’s demeanor on the Wheel of Fortune set after Jim Thornton’s dismissal
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“Wheel of Fortune” did not use an announcer during its latest taping … following the firing of longtime announcer Jim Thornton after he was allegedly caught on a child-predator website … TMZ has learned.
A source close to production tells TMZ … Season 44 rolled cameras Tuesday on the Sony Studios lot, with the usual introductions and announcements noticeably absent.
As we first reported … editors have also begun scrubbing Thornton’s voice from episodes already taped for the current season. We’re told they did not have anyone introduce hosts Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White for Tuesday’s taping.
Our source tells TMZ that Ryan and Vanna were both in good moods, and Ryan was cracking jokes with the guests and the crew.
