ODOR IN THE COURT!
Globe|November 01, 2021
Judge Judy didn’t offer bailiff Byrd job on new show after 25 years as TV team
ODOR IN THE COURT!

COLDHEARTED Judge Judy Sheindlin blindsided TV bailiff Petri Hawkins-Byrd after 25 years of devoted service by freezing him out of her new streaming show, Judy Justice — without even a courtesy phone call.

Instead, the 79-year-old TV jurist issued an icy statement saying: “Byrd is terrific and we had a great 25-year run. This is a whole new program with a whole new cast and an exciting energy.”

Now, in a world exclusive interview, 63-year-old Byrd tells GLOBE penny-pinching Judy, who rakes in a whopping $47 million a year as one of the highest paid stars on TV and is worth a mind-blowing $440 million, had the nerve to tell him he made too much money for the new gig.

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