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All of Survivor‘s first 10 seasons will soon be on DVD, thanks to the impending release of Survivor Amazon (won by short-lived The Amazing Race cast member Jenna Morasca) and Survivor Thailand (won by former porn star Brian Heidik). That fills in a gap that has existed for some time. As has been the case …

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Survivor Thailand Brian Heidik was arrested and jailed yesterday after he shot a puppy with an arrow in the middle of the night, and for battering his wife. The battery against his wife, Charmaine, a former Playboy model, from whom he’s separated, took place in late June; she says he “grabbed her by the face …

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Survivor Thailand’s Brian is worth $2 million thanks to investments. More than two years ago, Survivor Thailand winner Brian Heidik was reported to be hiring a financial advisor to help him spend his after-tax prize, about $675,000. When The Bakersfield Californian talked to him “[l]ast month, Heidik figured he was worth about $2.5 million.” The …

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Helen’s newspaper column killed after CBS demands to review its content. Instead of ending up on the streets, many ex-Survivor cast members write columns for local papers analyzing the current season of the show. Survivor Thailand‘s Helen Glover wrote such a column for the Providence Journal–until she revealed information that CBS says violates her contract. …

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Brian not pressing charges against his wife; discusses soft core porn films. Survivor Thailand winner Brian Heidik is back with his wife Charmaine Heidik (aka C.C. Costigan) and they are “working it out”; he isn’t pressing charges for her assault, TV Guide reports. Of his naked filmography, he tells the magazine, “It’s funny how Michael …

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24 million watched finale; Clay still baffled about racism accusation. More than 24 million people watched Survivor Thailand‘s finale Thursday, but that was about a million fewer than watched the finale of Survivor Marquesas. Also, runner-up Clay Jordan says the accusation by tribemate Ted that he was a redneck racist “hurt, because I didn’t do …

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