Brandon Hantz won’t be present for the Survivor Caramoan reunion on Sunday, having apparently been told he cannot attend by CBS and/or the show’s producers. Meanwhile, Russell Hantz has threatened Phillip Sheppard, even suggesting he’ll go to jail as a result of whatever he does to Phillip.
The exclusion of a cast member from the reunion would be unprecedented in Survivor history, and it’ll be interesting to hear how Jeff Probst explains Brandon’s absence. If only CBS, Probst, or whoever made this decision had made the same decision a year ago and not cast Brandon on season 26. (That said, Russell actually makes an interesting point in one of these tweets: CBS cleared him to appear on the season, the producers left him on the beach far longer than they should have, and now they’ve decided it’s not okay?)
There was chatter about Brandon’s exclusion from the finale earlier this week, but I wasn’t able to confirm anything beyond that cast members were talking about the possibilities. In a series of tweets last night, Brandon’s uncle, Russell Hantz, confirmed it and assigned blame:
Brandon Hantz will not be at the live show due to Phillips pussy ass* RT please đŸ™‚
— Russell Hantz (@russellhantz) May 9, 2013
@dareallilhantz Is not going cuz Phillip is nervous so @jeffprobst fucked Brandon over on his live show to pleasePhillip! But I’m here lol
— Russell Hantz (@russellhantz) May 9, 2013
@survivorshannon @jeffprobst @psheppardtv They told Brandon Phillip is too scared !! But they can’t stop me from going!
— Russell Hantz (@russellhantz) May 9, 2013
@triplej1978 They released Brandon to play a second season you would think the “professionals”would know what they’re doing!
— Russell Hantz (@russellhantz) May 9, 2013
As he did in the tweet above, Russell again suggested he may appear at the finale, and pretty clearly threatened Phillip, although his writing and the pronouns in the third tweet here makes it sound like he’s retained an attorney who will bail him out after he attacks the attorney:
You stopped Brandon from going but guess what you can’t stop me!! @jeffprobst That’s what’s wonderful about this country lol
— Russell Hantz (@russellhantz) May 9, 2013
I’m in LA and looking for the streetfighter Phillip! I would tweet to him but don’t know his twitter name someone…CBS can’t stop me bitch
— Russell Hantz (@russellhantz) May 9, 2013
guess what I already talked to an LA attorney to make sure he gets me out of jail ASAP when I bust his Ass!! #Let’sseewho’sthestreetfighter
— Russell Hantz (@russellhantz) May 9, 2013
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