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The Food Network has squelched rumors that one of its top draws—Guy Fieri, the over-styled host of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives—is leaving the network.
Buzz that the popular host would be departing began to heat up when a Minnesota production company, Page Television and Video Productions, Inc, filed suit against the food channel for firing them after the 12th season of the show.
David Page, the owner of the production company, said in court papers that he had been contracted for 39 episodes for seasons 12, 13, and 14 in 2007, but the cooking channel tossed him for next year’s season.
“After four years of Page Productions providing the Food Network with one of their biggest hits in years, the network told us to stop production in the midst of a three-season contract.
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