This got some publicity in the US but I don't think it will be a long term problem for his TV shows, etc.

He's clearly no Michael Jackson-oid. But he really does need to keep in mind that the gator is not his friend, things can go wrong, and if that gator was just a little bit hungier than he thought noboody was close enough to help for a few seconds when he would have to deal with it with only one hand.