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NBC Reality Show to Air Despite Star's Past
Mon June 9, 2003 05:39 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC has become the latest network to discover an unpleasant reality about one of its reality TV shows.
The network on Monday said it would continue to air the reality series "For Love or Money," despite discovering that its star hid the fact he left the U.S. Marine Corps after being disciplined for groping a female officer.
In a statement, NBC said the incident involving attorney Rob Campos was not a matter of public record and as such was not uncovered by the investigators who did background checks for the show.
"Nor did Mr. Campos inform the producers about the incident," NBC said. "Clearly, this would have been material information during the screening process."
Campos, in a statement, said; "I have apologized to NBC .... for not informing them about the incident. I had believed that it was a private matter that had been resolved."
An NBC spokeswoman told Reuters the show would air to completion and would not be affected by the incident. She also said the incident would not be disclosed on-air. In the six-episode show, Campos chooses a prospective mate from among 15 beautiful women -- not knowing that the woman he picks receives $1 million.
Broadcast networks have been stung repeatedly in recent years by revelations of the criminal or otherwise unsavory backgrounds of reality show participants.
Fox removed a contestant from its "American Idol" competition this season after discovering she had posed topless on a Web site, while a number of contestants in CBS's "Big Brother" series have been fingered for behavior like drunk driving and assault in recent years.
The details of Campos' background first appeared Monday on legal information Web site The Smoking Gun.
The site, citing an account of the incident provided by the female officer in an interview, said Campos rushed into the woman's room and grabbed her breasts. The woman said she struck Campos in the groin with her knee, causing him to enter the woman's bathroom and vomit.
Campos, who spoke briefly to the Web site, said the woman had made advances toward him but said he could not recall groping her, being struck, or vomiting.
NBC's media site describes Campos as a "handsome and charming Dallas defense attorney." Campos' biography on the Web site of the Mathur Law Offices said that after his Marine Corps training, Campos served in the JAG Corps, the military legal branch. But according to the Smoking Gun, Campos was pulled out of Judge Advocate General training after the incident.
The first episode of the show, which aired last Monday, was strong for the network, particularly among audiences aged 18 to 49, the core demographic for advertisers.
NBC is a unit of General Electric Co. Fox is unit of News Corp. Ltd. CBS is a unit of Viacom Inc
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Originally posted by agonyea
The site, citing an account of the incident provided by the female officer in an interview, said Campos rushed into the woman's room and grabbed her breasts. The woman said she struck Campos in the groin with her knee, causing him to enter the woman's bathroom and vomit.
Campos, who spoke briefly to the Web site, said the woman had made advances toward him but said he could not recall groping her, being struck, or vomiting.
Being drunk off your ass will do that to you sometimes!!
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quote:
Being drunk off your ass will do that to you sometimes!!
aw, man! You beat me to it![LOL]
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Hey,the HH6 and I watched the first episode last week,and although I pretty much loathe these "reality" shows,I gotta admit I got interested in this show.So Rob is a "groper",huh-got drunk on his *ss and did the unthinkable,namely grab a righteous pair.Semper Fi.[ ][82nd][E6][uswingsr][infantry][scout]
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Well, my wife likes this show and since she made me watch it with her for the first and second episodes, I'm starting to get hooked. Last night was the second episode and he displayed some of his "piggish" behavior. He and several of the girls proceeded to get drunk after the evening meal and then he had two of the girls each take of one of his boots and then continued to act like he was god's gift to women. It's like he's in a brothel, I swear. He is with one woman for awhile until he grows tired of her and then switches to another one. Well, he's single so I guess you can't blame him. What would you do if you were single and in a position to have 10 chicks trying to "win" you. (Even though it may be for the $1 million)
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