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Judy Sheindlin is opening up about her exit from CBS after 25 years of hosting her titular court show on the network.
“You disrespected my creation,” she toldWSJ, referring to CBS. “And you were wrong. Not only in disrespecting my creation, but your gamble in what you put in its place.”
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“We had a nice marriage,” she added. “It’s going to be aBill and Melinda Gates divorce.”
In a statement toWSJ, CBS Media Ventures president Steve LoCascio said, “We have had an incredibly successful relationship with Judy over the last 25 years. It has been an honor representing her show, and just like there has never been another Oprah, there will never be another Judge Judy.”
CBS did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Back in 2017, Sheindlin soldJudge Judy’s 5,200-episode library, as well as rights to future episodes of the syndicated program,to CBS for an estimated $100 million— a sale that she referenced when she announced that the reality series wascoming to an end.
“I’ve had a 25-year long marriage with CBS and it’s been successful. Next year will be our 25th season, silver anniversary. And CBS, I think, sort of felt they wanted to optimally utilize the repeats of my program because now they have 25 years of reruns,” she said during an appearance onTheEllen DeGeneresShowin March 2020. “So what they decided to do was sell a couple of years worth of reruns.”
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Herpartnership with Amazonwas announced about seven months later in October and the new series is set to start filming later this year.
“I assume that I’ll know ifJudy Justicebombs,” she toldWSJ. “At this point, I don’t need that validation of my footprint.”
source: people.com
