Jeff Kent, who won the National League Most Valuable Player award in 2000 while playing for the San Francisco Giants, will grace the CBS primetime line-up by appearing in Survivor: Philippines. Regarding his appearance on the show that kickstarted competition reality programming taking place in exotic locales, Kent said, "I don't want to embarrass myself. I did some stupid things in baseball...[but]...I played with integrity."
He's right about doing embarrassing things. In October of 2008, Kent donated $15,000 to support California's Proposition 8, the anti-civil rights initiative that banned same-sex marriage.
More noteworthy? Lisa Whelchel, who played the wonderful Blair from The Facts of Life, will also play in what is, more or less, a non-celebrity cast. Sad. She said that her appearance on the reality show's 25th season was the result of some sort of Betty-White-hosts-SNL-esque online campaign that she and her fans concocted. Whelchel is also an advocate for child abuse by way of hot sauce.
Also, for good measure, CBS casted a lesbian from Arkansas! Of course. Anyway, here's a video about this season, which airs on September 19.
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