{"id":2128718,"date":"2026-09-04T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2128718"},"modified":"2026-09-04T22:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:00:06","slug":"ex-wheel-announcer-jim-thornton-photo-shows-panic-after-airline-discovers-pedophile-chat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2128718","title":{"rendered":"Ex-&#8216;Wheel&#8217; Announcer Jim Thornton: Photo Shows &#8216;Panic&#8217; After Airline Discovers Pedophile Chat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f1\/16by9\/2026\/09\/04\/f149429a781a4f43b27a738f80cad067_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Ex-&#8216;Wheel&#8217; Announcer Jim Thornton: Photo Shows &#8216;Panic&#8217; After Airline Discovers Pedophile Chat<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Ex-&#8216;Wheel\u2019 Anncr Jim Thornton<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Photo Shows &#8216;Panic&#8217; to Cover Tracks On Flight<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">After Pedophile Chat Visit<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-04T15:00:06-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 4, 2026<br \/>\n                            3:00 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-4d37ddc0e9733ba21a36a013b74d383a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260904_f149429a781a4f43b27a738f80cad067\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ea5f22a9-621a-4881-986c-14aa04f49812\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f1\/4by3\/2026\/09\/04\/f149429a781a4f43b27a738f80cad067_md.jpg\" alt=\"jim thorton on the phone getty tmz\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty\/TMZ<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-08d20c7a52dc3c1ce32f1c3e28607355\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Ex-&#8220;Wheel of Fortune&#8221; announcer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jim-thornton\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jim Thornton<\/strong><\/a> worried someone saw him in an online chat for pedophiles &#8230; at least according to a photo taken moments after a flight attendant confronted him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c1d906cc87d61a3412db3980a1ad6758\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TMZ obtained the pic taken back in May by a passenger seated near Thornton on an American Airlines flight. The passenger grew concerned after seeing chatroom messages on Thornton&#8217;s laptop about &#8220;cute boys&#8221; and a &#8220;hot little girl&#8221; at a restaurant &#8230; so she reported it to a flight attendant.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5911000ed8606c8649d6ab45142e926b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260904_5e93e0e99a224686870d1460d230781f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ea5f22a9-621a-4881-986c-14aa04f49812\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5e\/4by3\/2026\/09\/04\/5e93e0e99a224686870d1460d230781f_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Thornton holding the phone tmz wm 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d4860d84cc6eee931439dce6f446284c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In the new photo, Jim is on his phone reading the results of a Google A.I. search shortly after the flight attendant &#8212; who&#8217;d spoken to the concerned passenger &#8212; forced him to close his laptop.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-17a6d7599da5ed8b922d22855766dafd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The question he asked the A.I. search is unclear, but what we can see of the screen reads, \u201cNo link to your room: Unless you explicitly told someone &#8230; &#8216;I am hosting this specific chatroom on for right now &#8216;nobody [illegible] at your internet [illegible] \u2026 and link your \u2026. identity to the \u2026 [illegible] room.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e810c5263f4aa74b1a333e56bcb86ea9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260904_0530927aad0d403abecb43c796b912f0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ea5f22a9-621a-4881-986c-14aa04f49812\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/05\/4by3\/2026\/09\/04\/0530927aad0d403abecb43c796b912f0_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Thornton holding the phone tmz wm\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e99f45abf7a54f1e0cb9014b8c33f4c1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Another line on his screen, which is mostly covered by Thornton\u2019s hand, reads, \u201cWhy you \u2026 [illegible] to Panic. Even if some \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fd12f9a6077feb25fbbac392c414936f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The passenger tells us Thornton seemed nervous after the FA made him shut down his laptop.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3eb0851ce46524ea34bae5401150e5df\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TMZ broke the story &#8230; multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/03\/jim-thornton-chatroom-messages-that-led-to-airport-detainment\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>photos show Thornton<\/strong><\/a> engaged with others in Lifeline.chat, some of whom told him it was risky to be in the chat while on a commercial flight. He boasted no one around him would be able to tell.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c6e65e69b05422e11f71973f58127bcb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-b86d0323-7e68-41ed-a3ed-8275a0e41bc8\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/09\/03\/jim-thornton-chatroom-messages-on-plane\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:b86d0323-7e68-41ed-a3ed-8275a0e41bc8\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ea5f22a9-621a-4881-986c-14aa04f49812\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/98\/4by3\/2026\/09\/03\/988b24f92bb44ad38222b54c0ca442d1_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Thornton Chatroom Messages On Plane\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Read The Messages<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-097646e4234b7ea2baa6517892685e02\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Using the handle &#8220;NicholasB77,&#8221; Thornton said, &#8220;What if someone sees a random sequence of lines on a screen. I love it. I hide the part that says &#8220;Lifeline&#8221; so it&#8217;s just a few lines. It&#8217;s a big middle finger to da man who takes away every other enjoyable activity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-13424f4ed48de8b6054d590afc6f4f7a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He also named a different pedophile site and claimed he was going to go there to &#8220;start looking at the galleries! Heheeeeee.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-44f246f0f1b0c9d1f556682614ef058e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we reported &#8230; the flight attendant told the captain about Thornton&#8217;s messages, and the captain told law enforcement to great them at the gate at LAX.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-636befcaa5d8c6a1af197b0031aeb350\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jim\u2019s lawyer told TMZ &#8230; her client had \u201cbecome active in suicide-prevention advocacy\u201d since he lost a family member to suicide, so he frequently visits 988lifeline.org.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c9eb8f8898e239ff495eeea387cde64b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260902_ee344a1fc10343a78e2d9e0077209cfb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ea5f22a9-621a-4881-986c-14aa04f49812\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ee\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/ee344a1fc10343a78e2d9e0077209cfb_md.jpg\" alt=\"jim thornton getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-34b7822ef0bf2a34b1c41a9136a22e1b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Thornton claims someone from that group sent him the link to lifeline.chat &#8212; the one for pedos &#8212; and left the website immediately after finding out it wasn\u2019t the suicide prevention chat. However, the photos &#8212; which show time stamps in the chat &#8212; show Jim was in there for nearly an hour.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-13fb33e335a6b542b8724cbd0f5ceaf6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Thornton\u2019s lawyer pointed out it&#8217;s \u201cnot unlawful\u201d to be in that chat, there was no child pornography shared &#8230; and her client was not arrested or charged with a crime after law enforcement questioned him at LAX.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f5b437571950a9c3d93d6cc1b4b86b95\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TMZ was first to report &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/04\/jim-thornton-fired-from-wheel-of-fortune\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Thornton is now fired<\/strong><\/a> from &#8220;Wheel of Fortune,&#8221; following Sony Pictures Television Studio conducting its own investigation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b82edde95beac2e3124cc14ac6cf238b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We reached out to Thornton&#8217;s attorney for comment on his AI search, but no word back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f43b7b00b8f214cbc788dc03ae5b3198\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><em>If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/\/988lifeline.org__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!xstZYD4AbXf0LaB3IqKVOtjtvRshAZeK_thC8G4jTkSPgw1On9BVzh0v4EF5VdXJcCRY2gMkHk0Wk23rMHpnHVIszS-M8A%24\"><em><strong>988lifeline.org<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/04\/jim-thornton-photo-shows-panic-over-chat-room\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:ea5f22a9-621a-4881-986c-14aa04f49812\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/04\/jim-thornton-photo-shows-panic-over-chat-room\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:ea5f22a9-621a-4881-986c-14aa04f49812\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/jim-thornton-edited-out-of-new-wheel-of-fortune-episodes\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:ea5f22a9-621a-4881-986c-14aa04f49812\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/68\/16by9\/2026\/09\/02\/680092c4a64840cd8ccf71f7a5886986_xs.jpg\" alt=\"jim thornton getty 6\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        &#8216;Wheel of Fortune&#8217; 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