At the end of a “Wheel of Fortune” episode that saw an opera singer go home as the winner on April 13, Pat Sajak and Vanna White made their usual small talk to close out the show. “Are you an opera buff at all?” Sajak asked his co-host (via Yahoo! Entertainment). “Yes. I’m not a buff, but I like opera,” White responded. It was Sajak’s next question that had fans raising their eyebrows. “Have you ever watched opera in the buff?” the host asked. “I’m just curious,” he added as the show ended.
Multiple fans rushed to social media to voice how they thought Sajak’s comment about White potentially watching opera nude was offensive. “I feel like I just witnessed a #metoo moment on @WheelofFortune?” one viewer wrote. A few believed the remark was an indication that the host’s time on the show should come to an end. “@SPTV Please consider replacing some staff at #WheelOfFortune after Pat Sajak’s gaff,” a Twitter user requested. “Is Pat Sajak reverting back to cocktails during filming?” another half-jokingly asked. Meanwhile, another contingent of “Wheel” fans took exception with the offended viewers. “Think after all these years now of all times Vana [sic] would be offended by silly word play,” a fan wrote defending Sajak.
The relationship between Sajak and White has indeed endured the test of time. In 2021, White revealed on “The Drew Barrymore Show” that the only time the two had argued was over whether or not ketchup belonged on a hot dog.
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