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Ken Jennings lost ‘Jeopardy!’ host gig due to dumb old tweets: report

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Wall Street Journal has reported that the “Jeopardy!” champ was all set to take over Alex Trebek’s spot after the longtime host passed away in November 2020 — until people went digging into his Twitter history.Jennings, 47, has since apologized for the posts — describing them as “unartful and insensitive” in an open apology — including a tasteless joke that read: “nothing sadder than a hot person in a wheelchair.”The WSJ further reported that Jennings had apparently scored low on the audience’s charisma meter, saying focus groups reportedly “didn’t react well” to the idea of seeing Jennings at the podium following the tweet revelations.Nevertheless, Jennings was given a fair shot in the run-up to replace Trebek, who hosted the game show for.

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