“Market Warriors” pulled the plug on actor Fred Willard after his arrest on Wednesday. The 72-year-old “Anchorman” and “Wall-E” actor was taken into police custody Wednesday evening after he allegedly “engaged in a lewd act” at an adult movie theater in Hollywood. In light of his arrest, PBS executives have axed the comic actor from his gig as host of the “Antiques Roadshow” spinoff “effective immediately.”
“Fred Willard will no longer be involved with the ‘Market Warriors’ series,” said spokeswoman Jeanne Hopkins. Willard’s voice is reportedly being cut out on an entire unaired episode. Actor Mark Walberg, who hosts “Antiques Roadshow,” will re-voice the episode.
