Yvette Nicole Brown will be the interim host of “The Talking Dead” when the chat show returns August 12, and will also host the “Walking Dead Season 9 Preview Special” on August 5, while AMC continues its investigation into Chris Hardwick.
“Yvette Nicole Brown will step in as an interim guest host of ‘The Walking Dead Season 9 Preview Special’ย onย August 5ย and ‘Talking Dead’ when it returns following the premiere of ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ย on August 12,ย as we work to complete our assessment related toย Chris Hardwick,” AMC said in a statement Friday.
It was previously announced that Brown would take over the AMC panels at San Diego Comic-Con happening next week from Hardwick, whose ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra accused him of abusive behavior in June.