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Roger Dobkowitz, a long-time producer for The Price Is Right, has backed Bob Barker amid sexual harassment allegations in the Dirty Rotten Scandals documentary.
The producer, who worked on over 4,600 episodes of the game show, shared a lengthy social media statement, noting that till now he avoided addressing the claims in the documentary in order to not give the series any traction.
Two episodes of the six-part E! series focused on the long-running show and featured interviews with models, dubbed "Barker's Beauties", who worked on the game show and who claimed that they either experienced or witnessed sexual harassment on the set.
"Many of my friends have asked me for my comments in regards to the E documentary that was recently shown on their network," penned Dobkowitz.
He added, "However, up until now, I avoided commenting on it because I didn't want to add any social traction to such an obvious 'hit piece'. The 'documentary' should just quietly disappear into the bottom of a TV equivalent of a waste basket along with all the other forgotten so-called 'exposes.'"
Dobkowitz noted that he wanted to defend "the dignity and integrity" of the game show against what he claims is a "personal hateful vendetta against a person in order to draw attention to themselves".
The producer noted that Barker, who passed away in 2023, can not defend himself against the accusations, adding, "The adjective 'brave' should never be used in reference to a person attacking a dead person."
Dobkowitz also seemed to consider writing a book about his 36 years on the show to "clear up lots of misconceptions and dismiss many wrongful accusations".
"The show was a happy place … our working environment was the envy of other shows. Staff rarely quit … the dozens of women who were in our repertoire of models came back year after year, happy to be on our show," he penned.
He claimed that the only "unhappy people" on the show were those who did not get a raise or promotion they wanted.
Notably, Bob Barker, who hosted the show for 35 years, died in 2023 at age 99.
