Toxic Scandals: Former Price Is Right Models Speak Out

0:00Today is March 17th. Here's what's trending in entertainment. Former models and a producer from The Price Is Right have opened up about a toxic work environment during Bob Barker's 35-year run on the show. In a preview for E's new docu-series, Dirty Ron Scandals, they described ongoing sexual harassment from crew members, including unwanted touching and staring at the women known as Bob's beauties. The daytime staple, which started in 1972, was pitched as family fun, but inside her say it was anything but behind the scenes. Women like Kathleen Bradley and Holly Hallstrom recalled crew guys getting too handsy, with one stage hand rubbing up against them repeatedly. Producer Barbara Hunter shared her own run-in, where a man grotes her in an elevator, and she had to fend him off herself. Bradley even took action by, quote-unquote, accidentally hitting the offender with a golf club after producers ignored her complaints. The women say complaints went to Barker, who was fully in charge, but he dismissed them by

1:02telling them to get over it or find new work. CBS responded with a so-called 10-second rule, banning stairs longer than that at models, but no one enforced it. Hallstrom called it a total joke, just a way to quiet them down without real change. Tensions boiled over further, when Barker had an affair with longtime model Diane Parkinson, leading to fights and yelling on set that hurt the shows. Vib, Parkinson later sued him for harassment in 1994, but dropped it a year later. Hallstrom also claimed she got fired for weight gain for medication, which Barker denied. The full docu-series premieres on E, with two episodes back-to-back on March 18th. Barker retired in 2007, passed away in 2023 at age 99 and won multiple Emmys, but these stories shed new light on his era. This DNN story is thanks to our sponsor details in the description. If sleep podcasts are your thing, this is your pillow, bill for comfort and calm. S-O-L-I-S-O-L-Pillow.com.

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