Russell Hantz may be an evil mastermind on Survivor, but his defense is understandable: it's just a game.
However, the accusations now being levied against the most notorious player in show history could ave very serious consequences.
In December, producers sued Jim Ealy for posting spoilers from the show's 19th and 20th season online. But in a new interview with The Daily Beast, Ealy says he collected all his information from Hantz.
Ealy has actually produced e-mails for the website, one of which lays out the elimination order of two Samoa contestants.
"He just started coming out and telling me what happened: who was leaving, who won challenges," Ealy says. "All I had to do was pick up the phone and say 'hello' and I had anything I wanted."
Due to what they deemed as Ealy's "cooperation," CBS and producers dropped their suit against him a couple weeks ago. But...
However, the accusations now being levied against the most notorious player in show history could ave very serious consequences.
In December, producers sued Jim Ealy for posting spoilers from the show's 19th and 20th season online. But in a new interview with The Daily Beast, Ealy says he collected all his information from Hantz.
Ealy has actually produced e-mails for the website, one of which lays out the elimination order of two Samoa contestants.
"He just started coming out and telling me what happened: who was leaving, who won challenges," Ealy says. "All I had to do was pick up the phone and say 'hello' and I had anything I wanted."
Due to what they deemed as Ealy's "cooperation," CBS and producers dropped their suit against him a couple weeks ago. But...
- 2/2/2011
- by matt@tvfanatic.com (TV Fanatic Staff)
- TVfanatic
From the moment he burned Jaison Robinson's socks on Survivor: Samoa in the fall of 2009, Russell Hantz made it clear he couldn't be trusted during the game. It turns out he can't be trusted anywhere.
Jim Ealy, a Survivor message board commentator, told The Daily Beast that Hantz, 38, is guilty of leaking spoilers and other secret information.
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Jim Ealy, a Survivor message board commentator, told The Daily Beast that Hantz, 38, is guilty of leaking spoilers and other secret information.
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- 2/2/2011
- by Kate Stanhope
- TVGuide - Breaking News
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