Wheel of Fortune suspends longtime announcer Jim Thornton amid investigation
Jim Thornton, the longtime Wheel of Fortune announcer since 2011, has been suspended by Sony Pictures Television Studios and the show is recasting while a thorough investigation into reported allegations proceeds. Reports describe a May incident on a commercial flight in which a passenger alerted crew and law enforcement met Thornton at Los Angeles International Airport, though Sony has not disclosed specifics.
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About Sony Group
Sony Group Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at the Sony City building in Minato, Tokyo. The Sony Group is a highly diversified global conglomerate with businesses spanning video games, music, film and television, consumer electronics, imaging and sensing, semiconductors, financial services and others.
Everything about Sony Group →- Country
- Japan
- Headquarters
- Minato, Minato, Minato, Minato
- Inception
- May 7, 1946
- Website
- https://www.sony.com/en/, https://www.sony.com/ja/, https://www.sony.co.in/
