TMC
08-29-2024, 07:52 PM
...racially insensitive comment
https://deadline.com/2024/08/hollywood-squares-producer-fired-bigoted-comment-1236071808/
According to Deadline's Lynette Rice, "the veteran game show producer is accused of raising his arms and saying 'don’t rob me' to three persons of color — believed to be Black and Hispanic/Latino — who work as production assistants. Another person allegedly overheard the comment and reported it to HR. Swift action was taken by Jesse Collins Entertainment, which is producing the new Hollywood Squares for CBS with Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films, and Rubino was removed from the show, sources said. Rubino declined to comment. A spokeswoman for the studio also declined to comment." Nate Burleson hosts the CBS reboot, starring Drew Barrymore as the center square. Rubino is a veteran of The $100,000 Pyramid, Supermarket Sweep, Million Dollar Password and Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
https://deadline.com/2024/08/hollywood-squares-producer-fired-bigoted-comment-1236071808/
According to Deadline's Lynette Rice, "the veteran game show producer is accused of raising his arms and saying 'don’t rob me' to three persons of color — believed to be Black and Hispanic/Latino — who work as production assistants. Another person allegedly overheard the comment and reported it to HR. Swift action was taken by Jesse Collins Entertainment, which is producing the new Hollywood Squares for CBS with Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films, and Rubino was removed from the show, sources said. Rubino declined to comment. A spokeswoman for the studio also declined to comment." Nate Burleson hosts the CBS reboot, starring Drew Barrymore as the center square. Rubino is a veteran of The $100,000 Pyramid, Supermarket Sweep, Million Dollar Password and Who Wants to be a Millionaire.