Suspended “Wheel of Fortune” announcer Jim Thornton has been fired following an in-flight pedophilia chatroom incident.
“Following a thorough investigation, Jim Thornton’s employment with ‘Wheel of Fortune’ has been terminated, effective immediately,” a Sony Pictures Television Studios spokesperson confirmed in a statement to Page Six.
News broke on Sept. 1 that Thornton had been suspended from his longstanding position.
“We have recently been made aware of allegations concerning Jim Thornton,” a rep for Sony Pictures Television Studios told Page Six at the time.
“He has been suspended from ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ and we are recasting while we…
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