SURVIVOR - SURVIVOR'S DIARIES YANKED FROM EBAY

A former Survivor contestant who had attempted to auction off her personal diaries about her experience on the reality show learned late Monday that CBS had persuaded eBay to remove the listing. According to Broadcasting & Cable, Nicole Delma, who appeared on Survivor Pearl Islands in 2003, included accounts of how scenes in the series were staged or reshot. The trade publication said on its website that Delma received a telephone call from CBS attorneys just hours before the auction was to conclude and as bidding for the diaries climbed to over $2000. Delma said that she asked CBS to provide her with documentation that they own her "life story." A CBS spokesman later told B&C , "The only thing more boring than a reality contestant being reminded about their [confidentiality] contract is the press coverage that inevitably follows."

10/09/2008