E! Docuseries Revives Harassment Claims on Price Is Right Set

A new E! docuseries has brought renewed attention to allegations of a toxic workplace environment on the set of "The Price Is Right" during Bob Barker's decades-long tenure as host. Titled "Dirty Rotten Scandals," the two-part episode, which premiered on March 18, 2026, features accounts from former models Holly Hallstrom, Kathleen Bradley, and Claudia Jordan, as well as producer Barbara Hunter, who describe instances of sexual harassment, discrimination, and inappropriate behavior by crew members and production staff in the 1970s through the 1990s.

The women, part of the show's ensemble known as Barker's Beauties, recount a behind-the-scenes atmosphere that contrasted sharply with the program's family-friendly on-air image. Bradley, the first Black model on the cast, said she initially found the crew welcoming but soon noticed persistent staring and inappropriate comments. She reported one stagehand for rubbing up against models, but claimed producers took no action. "This was really sexual harassment," Bradley said in the series. In response, she described confronting the individual during a taping by swinging a golf club on set, hitting him in the groin in what she called an...