The concept for Man vs. Wild – hottie host Bear Grylls is randomly dropped somewhere exotic and must find his way to safety without assistance, while a camera crew follows – sounds interesting enough, albeit hard to believe. Turns out, you don’t have to believe it: A former consultant for the show says Grylls regularly spent nights in hotels with the crew (enjoying TV, Internet, and hot tub access), shipped in trained horses that were supposedly wild stallions, and sailed in a raft he put together (that, originally, was assembled by others). Discovery Communications, which purchased and airs the show, naturally says it had no knowledge of the fraud.
What’s next? They’re gonna tell us his name is fake, too?