The late Bob Barker‘s rep is speaking out about The Price Is Right host’s sexual harassment claims made in an explosive TV documentary.
His rep is denying that Barker did anything wrong. “Barker was and is beloved, and people to this day love him,” his rep, Roger Neal, told USA Today on March 18.
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