'Big Bang Theory' Star Calls Out 'Jeopardy' Host for 'Privilege' During Writers Strike

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Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings has found himself in hot water with his colleagues after deciding not to walk away from his hosting duties amidst the ongoing writer's strike.

Big Bang Theory star Wil Wheaton called out the TV personality in a Facebook post, bashing him for crossing the Writers Guild of America picket line to continue filming the game show.

"This is a VERY small town, Ken Jennings, and we will all remember this," Wheaton wrote alongside a reposted article reporting the host opted to help "keep Jeopardy running."

"Your privilege may protect you right now, but we will *never* forget," he added.

<p>Photos: Getty Images</p>

Photos: Getty Images

Wheaton continued to share his unfiltered thoughts in the comment section, passionately writing: "Hey y’all, if you’re here to s--t on unions, you can f--k right off. I’ve been a union man since I was a union boy, and I will be a union man until the day I die. If you're here to s--t on the workers of the world, or to make excuses for someone who is currently doing that, go f--k yourself and don't come back."

Jennings' fellow host and Wheaton's former Big Bang Theory costar Mayim Bialik recently shocked fans by announcing that she'd be stepping away from the rest of Season 39 of the game show in solidarity with the writers striking.

The final episodes of the season (before the show goes to its regularly scheduled summer hiatus) will be filmed at the Sony Pictures lot in Culver City, California, next week, with the planned dates of production falling between Tuesday, May 16, and Friday, May 19, with Jennings going solo to host, according to Deadline.

As Parade previously reportedJeopardy! is the first game show to officially be affected by the strike, which seeks to remedy weeks of failed labor negotiations between the Writers Guild of America labor union (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

"The union is seeking higher minimum pay, more writers per show, and less exclusivity on single projects, among other demands—all conditions it says have been diminished in the content boom of the streaming era," per Fox News.

The last Hollywood strike—started by the same union and lasting from 2007 to 2008—took three months to resolve.