{"id":2134905,"date":"2026-09-08T18:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2134905"},"modified":"2026-09-08T18:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:45:17","slug":"jim-thornton-scrubbed-from-marshall-university-website-after-wheel-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2134905","title":{"rendered":"Jim Thornton Scrubbed From Marshall University Website After &#8216;Wheel&#8217; Firing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b1\/16by9\/2026\/09\/08\/b19f06d3b9fd4d6f9cac6100c5df014c_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Jim Thornton Scrubbed From Marshall University Website After &#8216;Wheel&#8217; Firing<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;Wheel of Fortune&#8217; Jim Thornton<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Scrubbed From Alma Mater&#8217;s Website After Firing<\/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=\"2026-09-08T11:45:17-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202609\"><br \/>\n                September 8, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            11:45 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-f5f050892ef9a161c0592199ae327e11\" 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_20260908_b19f06d3b9fd4d6f9cac6100c5df014c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f9487633-2222-4336-ba90-3901a377900a\" 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\/b1\/4by3\/2026\/09\/08\/b19f06d3b9fd4d6f9cac6100c5df014c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Thornton Marshall University Logo\" 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-d1414eb78f886723b0c709dd4bb92751\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jim-thornton\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jim Thornton<\/strong><\/a> is being scrubbed from more than just &#8220;Wheel of Fortune&#8221; &#8230; his alma mater appears to be distancing itself from him as well &#8230; in the wake of his pedo chatroom scandal.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c4b21e959cbd1618c766a8bda80b9cd1\" 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>Marshall University appears to have removed multiple references to Thornton from its website &#8230; including webpages celebrating him as its 2026 Spring Commencement speaker and 2025 Homecoming Grand Marshal &#8230; with links now leading to 404 error pages.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-33b24cdfe3b838137a27408b6a55247d\" 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_20260908_365ecbfa5b62477f93b240441cdc1413\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f9487633-2222-4336-ba90-3901a377900a\" 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\/36\/4by3\/2026\/09\/08\/365ecbfa5b62477f93b240441cdc1413_md.jpg\" alt=\"marshall university website\" 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-26726bb97855c9c8a564bb2d7d13ecf8\" 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>A Marshall University spokesperson tells TMZ &#8230; &#8220;At this time, Marshall University is aware of the media reports regarding Jim Thornton and is actively monitoring the situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-29f044e388e7beac5f9c6a334711afab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-927b3144-0af7-441e-9c44-5879b7692356-1397731763-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/54\/16by9\/2026\/09\/08\/54e386a2168646cc8e38fa112a1ddc20_md.png\" alt=\"090826_jim_thornton_grand_marshall_KAL\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-927b3144-0af7-441e-9c44-5879b7692356-1397731763-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">GUEST ANNOUNCER<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/jim-thornton-grand-marshall-09-08-2026\/\">Video: Jim Thornton Scrubbed From Marshall University Website After &#8216;Wheel&#8217; Firing<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Marshall HELP Program<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3f365d7cc4fc3e9c74a6d1c9d2a2e320\" 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>That&#8217;s a sharp turn for Thornton &#8212; a Marshall alum who was getting the hometown-hero treatment from the school just months ago.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0fde4391cae08b13a3c3d6771c0eae6d\" 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 TMZ previously reported &#8230; Thornton was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/04\/jim-thornton-fired-from-wheel-of-fortune\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>fired<\/strong><\/a> from &#8220;Wheel of Fortune&#8221; last week after Sony investigated an incident aboard an American Airlines flight.<\/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:f9487633-2222-4336-ba90-3901a377900a\" 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-4420fd3a24d29435dd117d2d57dfccab\" 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>A passenger told a flight attendant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/03\/jim-thornton-chatroom-messages-that-led-to-airport-detainment\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>she saw<\/strong><\/a> Thornton in an online chatroom she believed was for pedophiles. Police questioned him after the plane landed at LAX, but he was not arrested or charged.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4c6b1ff7bc3b132202247d6dc80dfbe7\" 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&#8217;s attorney has maintained he accidentally entered the wrong chatroom while trying to visit a suicide-prevention forum and quickly left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b07450ddd32fd2cdb3dfc0c8a1cb96e2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-6c1f205f-9883-4f50-8d9e-1028a58a9843-1433233812-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/71\/16by9\/2026\/09\/02\/716fa2fec5894fc29b1ea20ad35c96d9_md.png\" alt=\"090126_jim_ryan_seacrest_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-6c1f205f-9883-4f50-8d9e-1028a58a9843-1433233812-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">JIM SPEAKS<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/wheel-of-fortune-host-jim-thornton-appears-on-show-amid-sony-investigation-09-02-2026\/\">Video: \u2018Wheel Of Fortune\u2019 Host Jim Thornton Appears On Show Amid Sony Investigation<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Sony Pictures Television<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-eac20b57d5e28fd299154d3a364c01cd\" 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 also reported &#8216;Wheel&#8217; began removing Thornton from its social media and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/jim-thornton-edited-out-of-new-wheel-of-fortune-episodes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>re-editing<\/strong><\/a> already-taped episodes to replace his announcing work.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ba7a34bfb57319b20672b9e3abdb1302\" 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>Now, Marshall appears to be doing some editing of its own.<\/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\/08\/jim-thornton-marshall-university-website-scrubbed\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:f9487633-2222-4336-ba90-3901a377900a\" 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\/08\/jim-thornton-marshall-university-website-scrubbed\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:f9487633-2222-4336-ba90-3901a377900a\" 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\/08\/former-wheel-of-fortune-contestant-defends-jim-thornton\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:f9487633-2222-4336-ba90-3901a377900a\" 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\/2e\/16by9\/2026\/09\/08\/2eb25eca6f544321b4c65f9455d75d64_xs.jpg\" alt=\"jim thornton getty\" 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                        Former &#8216;Wheel of Fortune&#8217; 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