LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Mike Richards, who earlier this month stepped down as the new host of “Jeopardy!” after a backlash over past offensive comments, will no longer serve as executive producer of the long-running quiz show, Sony Pictures Television said on Tuesday. Richards also has given up producing duties at game show “Wheel of Fortune,” Sony Executive Vice President Suzanne Prete said in a memo released by the company. “We had hoped that when Mike stepped down from the host position at Jeopardy! Michael Davies, executive producer of game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”, has stepped in as interim producer of “Jeopardy!,” Prete said in her memo. She also was tapped to host Jeopardy!

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