He couldn’t have been nicer,” an industry insider who worked with Sajak for several years on “Wheel” told The Post.Ī female contestant on the show in 2019 had similarly positive things to say. “Pat was wonderful to work with … and I have nothing but good things to say about him. Perhaps he’s attempted some bad jokes of late, but many say he’s a pleasure to be around. Politics aside, Sajak is known for his cutting sense of humor. ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak tackles contestant in bizarre moment He once tweeted, “Global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists knowingly misleading for their own ends” - only to later apologize and delete the missive. Like his “Wheel of Fortune” predecessor Chuck Woolery, he’s known for publicly expressing his conservative views on a variety of topics, such as COVID vaccines and climate change. Off-camera, Sajak’s behavior can also be edgy. (Representatives for “Wheel of Fortune” and Sajak did not respond to repeated requests for comment.) Sajak sent tongues a-waggin’ when he asked contestant and WWE star Austin Theory to take his shirt off in the middle of the game. “Network brass and top-level producers have come down hard on him and read him the riot act.” “Pat has put his foot in it one too many times and offended people with his off-color humor and temperamental behavior,” an insider told OK! last September. Such moments reportedly put Sajak on thin ice with his bosses. The following year, he made viewers cringe when he asked longtime letter-turner Vanna White, “Have you ever watched opera in the buff? I’m just curious.” In 2021, he even mocked a young man’s speech impediment on air. “Ungrateful players! I’ve had it!” he said to another player when they questioned an answer as “redundant.” Pat Sajak scolded fan favorite “Wheel of Fortune” contestant Christian Dixie this week when he grabbed the envelope out of Sajak’s hand during the bonus round. On another, he told a competitor to “stop making sound effects” when they let out a celebratory yelp. He snapped at a contestant for “interrupting” him while he read a commercial promo on one show. In the fall of 2020, in a span of 10 days, there were numerous incidents. Sajak’s recent hijinks aren’t the first time he’s exhibited strange behavior. Pat Sajak puts “Wheel of Fortune” contestant Fred Jackson in a chokehold on a show that aired in March. The fashions have changed, but the game has remained very much the same.īy comparison, Johnny Carson’s seemingly never-ending reign on “The Tonight Show” was just 30 years - and the King of Late Night took 15 weeks of vacation at the end of his run. He’s been hosting “Wheel” for four decades, since 1981. Getting tired of the wordplay grind would be understandable. One can’t help but wonder if America’s longest-running game show host has finally had enough - or maybe he was always this strange and grumpy. On this past Monday night’s show, he even scolded a contestant who grabbed the envelope in the show’s bonus round: “Don’t ever do it again!” In the last month or so, Sajak has put a contestant in a chokehold claimed he hides in letter-turner Vanna White’s garden asked a contestant to remove his shirt and tugged on a contestant’s beard. The 76-year-old game show legend has been acting quite bizarrely. In recent weeks, there’s been a “Wheel of Fortune” puzzle that can’t be solved by buying a vowel or guessing another consonant: What in the world is going on with host Pat Sajak? Vanna White deserves more money, game-show model says: ‘Don’t mess it up’ Pat Sajak reflects on career after Ryan Seacrest named ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host ‘Wheel of Fortune’ execs think Vanna White is ‘replaceable’: report Pat Sajak makes shocking reveal about ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host status
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