Ryan later explained to TMZ outside the iHeartRadio studios that Pat himself was fully on board with Seacrest taking his spot on the show -- debunking reports he wasn't the icon's first choice.
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00:00Pat Sajak, you know, there was so many like of these reports, a lot of them are probably
00:07not real, but they were saying, oh, why it wasn't his first pick.
00:10Does it make you concerned like with him watching the show or is it like you know that you're
00:15making it your own?
00:16It doesn't matter.
00:17Pat is a legend.
00:18No one can beat Pat.
00:19Pat has sent me a text as recently as yesterday, the day before, wishing me the best of luck.
00:26No way.
00:27He is a legend.
00:28So he's reaching out saying good.
00:31I love that for you.
00:32He's the best.
00:33I love that.
00:35We love you, Ryan.