I’m a bit loathe to call it “fraud” or “scam” because I don’t think that’s entirely accurate but that seems to be the accepted verbiage for this whole flap. And, frankly, that’s how people are searching for it, so …
Bear Grylls updated his blog today with a somewhat vague response to the whole thing:
Re: the recent press accusations of motels and stagings in the show that have been doing the rounds, all I can say is they don’t always tell the full story, but that’s life and part of being in the public eye I guess.
I think we all knew that on some level. As Tracee commented on my initial post about this whole thing: “The [New York] Post is somewhat tabloid-ish.” So it’s no surprise that they’d take certain liberties in reporting the story. Either way, I’ve accepted the whole thing and will continue to watch the show because I’m a sucker for anything survival related.
Bear confirms what Discovery had first reported about a week ago:
The upshot is we’re determined to make all new shows more inclusive of the crew and their role. Discovery and Channel 4 will also include a disclaimer at the start of the show so there’s no confusion.
So that’s good news as well, I suppose.