I never meant to hurt a soul and I assure you I am no friend of racists or white supremacists.” Jeopardy! has yet to respond to the open letter issued by former contestants. He goes on to say, “I deeply regret this terrible misunderstanding. Beloved host of ‘Jeopardy’ died of pancreatic cancer Sunday at 80 in 36 years as host of immensely popular game show, he encountered his share of Jewish moments. There was nothing more I was trying to indicate.” The numbers 14, 88, and 1488 (all associated with neo-Nazi propaganda) were all banned from the show last year, allegedly after a contestant accidentally bet the latter number as part of an. “During the taping of my fourth episode, I was simply raising three fingers to mark my 3rd win. “It’s shameful to me to think anyone would try to use the stage of Jeopardy! to advance or promote such a disgusting agenda,” he wrote. “People who know me personally know that I am not a racist, but for the public at large it bears repeating: I am not a racist and I reject and condemn white supremacy and all forms of bigotry for the evil they are.”ĭonohue continues to explain that his gesture was meant to indicate his number of wins in the game and condemns any kind of actions that would promote hate on the Jeopardy! stage. I absolutely, unequivocally condemn white supremacy and racism of any kind,” Donohue’s latest statement posted to Facebook reads. Winner Denies Flashing Symbol Some Associate with White Supremacy: Im Truly Horrified By 5m Kelly Donohue made a hand gesture on Tuesday’s episode of Jeopardy that some equate with white supremacy Jeopardy winner Kelly Donohue is trying to clear up some controversy that arose following his appearance on the game show Tuesday. “I’m truly horrified with what has been posted about me on social media. Jeopardy contestant Kelly Donohue has issued a statement condemning white supremacy and apologizing after he allegedly flashed a hand gesture associated with white supremacist groups. Following Donohue’s appearance and first statement, hundreds of former Jeopardy! contestants called out the hand symbol as well as Donohue’s use of the now-defunct and derogatory term “gypsy” to describe the Roma people in an open letter to producers.
That initial statement has since been removed from Donohue’s Facebook which has limited access. See AlsoFormer 'Jeopardy!' Contestants Raise Concerns After Player Appears to Use White Power SignKellly Donohue seemed to make hand gesture during an Anderson Cooper-hosted show. The competitor from Winthrop, Massachusetts initially responded to claims he flashed the symbol on the show by noting he’d done a similar gesture on prior episodes to indicate the number of wins he’d reached so far. The three-time winner came under fire after he held up three fingers during the intro to his fourth episode as the gesture resembled the white power hand signal often used by white supremacist groups.
Recent Jeopardy! contestant, Kelly Donohue, is responding to claims he allegedly flashed a white power hand sign while on-air.
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