{"id":120261,"date":"2020-11-25T19:06:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T16:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeopardy-star-ken-jennings-under-fire-for-resurfaced-tweet\/"},"modified":"2020-11-25T19:06:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T16:06:27","slug":"jeopardy-star-ken-jennings-under-fire-for-resurfaced-tweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-star-ken-jennings-under-fire-for-resurfaced-tweet\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Jeopardy!&#8217; star Ken Jennings under fire for resurfaced tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#&#8217;Jeopardy!&#8217; star Ken Jennings under fire for resurfaced tweet<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/112520-ken-jennings-main.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                        Ken Jennings is catching heat on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> for a past insensitive message, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/11\/23\/ken-jennings-among-those-guest-hosting-jeopardy-after-alex-trebeks-death\/?_ga=2.247611141.349995014.1606051656-408226937.1554312161\">shortly after being named<\/a> the interim \u201cJeopardy!\u201d host in the wake of Alex Trebek\u2019s death earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jeopardy\/status\/1330996342865293313\">\u201cJeopardy!\u201d revealed<\/a> the former champion would serve as a guest host of the long-running <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> show. In response to the casting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, many on Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenJennings\/status\/514125105426071553\">called out a 2014 tweet<\/a> from Jennings that stated: \u201cNothing sadder than a hot person in a wheelchair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday, the post from Jennings, 46, has not been deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Actress Yvette Nicole Brown was among those commenting on Jennings\u2019 casting, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YNB\/status\/1331045542650990600\">tweeting, \u201cNope,\u201d<\/a> alongside a \u201cJeopardy!\u201d story. When pressed why, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YNB\/status\/1331057981908160512\">she told a follower<\/a>, \u201cPeep his old tweets and get back to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenJennings\/status\/987423884436647936\">Jennings addressed<\/a> the controversial remark, posting: \u201cI never did a public flogging thing for this but I did apologize personally to angry\/hurt people who reached out personally. it was a joke so inept that it meant something very different in my head &amp; I regret the ableist plain reading of it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJeopardy!\u201d is slated to return to production next Monday with Jennings.<\/p>\n<p>Reps at Sony Pictures Entertainment did not immediately return our request for comment.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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