1925 - 2007

SHAME ON TMZ FOR ANNOUNCING HIS DEATH THIS WAY!!! Merv was a wonderful iconic figure whose numerous contributions to show business will never be forgotten. YOU SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO YOUR READERS!!!

I love TMZ but this is out of line! What a rude way to announce the death of a TV legend. He at least deserves the respect of a nice article about his accomplishments. To show Vanna clapping like she's happy about this is WRONG. TMZ you need to make this RIGHT and do it right now!

oh yah... looking at this website is so classy.....yah right..... reality check? Hellooo McFly!

People, we all die sometime and Merv lived a full life to age 82. There is nothing to be sad about him dying. The picture of the Wheel of Fortune board (a show he invented) with Vanna is a little on the tacky side but this is TMZ so what do you expect?

Our prayers go out to his close friends and family.

Wow TMZ! Where is your head on this one? Truly tasteless and thoughtless. If it would have mentioned something about celebrating Merv's life that would be a little more in the ballpark at least. This is blatant, arrogant and disrepectful! You should be especially ashamed because you call yourselves professionals. This is represented as professionals of total tackiness and disregard foranyone else. WOW!.......really bad!

This is wrong in every way imaginable.
Vanna clapping and smiling cuz her boss is dead???!!!
How bout some respect TMZ???
So creepy!!

I love it. This is priceless. All of you hypocrits saying how tacky and disrepectful is the way TMZ delivered this news. Isn't this the same group that calls people they don't know skanks and whores, then says they should die, or commit suicide, or overdose? Oh, I'm sure you are all real concerned with Merv's memory. Absolutely unbelievable.

I don't mind that they spelled it out on the board but Vanna clapping is a bit much. Merv was a great man. Jeopardy is my favorite game show. R.I.P. Merv.....

Geez......................tacky way to pay tribute to someone!!!!!!!!!

not cool. shame on you.

No class, no class at all, TMZ. R.I.P. Merv.

Sick! If you showed such disrespect for any black or brown icon, Al Sharpton would be all over you that it's racist. Oh, I get it now ...... you did it because he was gay.

hmmmm...not that funny but Merv was a cool cat and he prolly woulda thought it was funny. he was gay, right? Oh no, that was Mike whats-his-name, the other old =guy talk show host...help me out, who am i thinking about people? it'z gonna drive me crazy...

@#142 - Agreed. But I'm not one of them so I can call TMZ the tactless whores they are, with a clear conscience. Tactless Whores!