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Survivor cast member Russell Hantz has responded to my report about the lawsuit against Jim Early, aka “missyae,” although he did not respond to my request for a comment for the piece itself. Russell wrote on his Facebook wall, “All I’m gonna say is this, everybody wants their 15 min of fame and never believe …

Read More about Russell Hantz reacts to Survivor spoiler story; Shannon Elkins says Hantz implicated him

During the Survivor Nicaragua finale in December, Jeff Probst asked runner-up Chase Rice to perform a song, and that exposure has helped Chase, who’s now working with Garth Brooks’ former manager. After Chase performed “Buzz Back,” it was released as a single (listen on iTunes), and country music stations are now broadcasting it. That “opened …

Read More about Survivor Chase’s song on reunion “opened some pretty big doors” in country music

Survivor Nicaragua winner Jud Birza, aka Fabio, is starring in a new 1313: Nightmare Mansion, a movie directed by David DeCoteau, whose low-budget horror and slasher films may be best known for their homoeroticism. It will be released via cable systems’ on-demand services on February 1, and will be on DVD Feb. 22. As you …

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Survivor Nicaragua‘s move back to Wednesday nights didn’t impact the show’s ratings, but this weak season was reflected in the ratings of the finale, which was the lowest-rated ever, and actually lost more than 3 million viewers between the first and second half-hours. About 17.236 million viewers tuned in during the first half-hour, but in …

Read More about Survivor survives move but has lowest-rated finale ever, which lost 3 million viewers in its first hour

At 21 years old, Fabio has become Survivor‘s youngest winner ever, winning $1 million, while the fan-favorite $100,000 went to Jane in “a blow out.” Once Fabio, aka Jud Birza, won his third immunity challenge in a row, he was nearly guaranteed a win, though the actual vote was closer: five votes for him, four …

Read More about Fabio’s win sort of redeems Survivor Nicaragua; quitters may no longer be on jury