Chris Hardwick Will Return To Host TALKING DEAD Following His Suspension For Abuse Allegations
Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick was recently suspended by AMC amid allegations of physical and emotional abuse from his ex girlfriend Chloe Dykstra, but it's now been announced that he'll be returning...
AMC has announced that Chris Hardwick will return as the host of The Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead aftershow, Talking Dead.
Hardwick was recently suspended after his ex girlfriend Chloe Dykstra accused him of emotional and physical abuse in a detailed essay.
Here is the network's statement:
“Following a comprehensive assessment by AMC, working with Ivy Kagan Bierman of the firm Loeb & Loeb, who has considerable experience in this area, Chris Hardwick will return to AMC as the host of Talking Dead and Talking with Chris Hardwick. We take these matters very seriously and given the information available to us after a very careful review, including interviews with numerous individuals, we believe returning Chris to work is the appropriate step.”
The news has been met with a predictably mixed reaction. Several of Hardwick's friends, including Thor actress Jaimie Alexander, stood by him after the allegations emerged, but there are just as many that believe Dykstra and are outraged that AMC has rehired the host.
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