Things are dicey for the former Price is Right host, who held the position for 35 years. Bob Barker has been officially replaced by Drew Carey, but new episodes of Price won’t start airing until October 15. In the meantime, Barker seems to be in a bit of hot water.

This won’t be the first time Barker – and Price – have weathered a legal storm. Deborah Curling, who worked for Price for 20 years, has filed suit against Barker and the show’s producers. Curling claims the host and producers retaliated against her, forcing her to quit after she testified against Barker. It was Curling’s job to screen contestants for Price, but all that changed after her testimony in a wrongful termination lawsuit brought against Barker by a production assistant. The suit goes on to say that Curling was demoted and put into an “intolerable” working environment back stage, which forced her to leave the show last fall. Of African-American descent, Curling further claims Price is a hostile working environment where black employees and contestants are discriminated against. Those are some bold claims, and no doubt Curling will bring the entire might of CBS down around her ears.

Barker’s been sued before. Scandal almost rocked the show in years past, when a former Barker Beauty sued for sexual harassment and other claims against Barker. Over the years, no less than nine employees have levied wrongful termination or sexual harassment accusations at the show. One such suit has been pending for eight years, involving a former Beauty who was fired for gaining weight – though she says there’s more to the story than that. Curling’s lawsuit states Barker created “an atmosphere of terror” on the show, and that “any employee” who complained or contradicted Barker was fired. Listen, the man was the host for 35 years…was there ever any question he was calling the shots? CBS and FreeMantleMedia are also named in the suit, and they make some powerful opponents to battle. Neither CBS nor FreeMantleMedia has offered comment on the suit, which asks for an unspecified amount of damages. Barker may be retired, but his legacy –such as it is- remains.