Wheel of Fortune’s Jim Thornton Put on Leave Over Plane Chatroom Allegations

TMZ published photos showing Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton on a plane looking at an alleged pedophilia chatroom; a passenger alerted a flight attendant, Thornton was questioned by police at the gate and released, and Sony suspended him while the show is recasting. Thornton’s attorney claims he inadvertently clicked into a suicide-prevention chat site and left the page once he realized what it was; no charges have been filed as investigations continue.