Former Survivor winner Richard Hatch is back behind bars, and his sister and attorney say he was jailed for doing an interview.
Hatch, who is under house arrest at his sister Kristin's Newport, R.I., home, was taken into custody Tuesday and transferred to Barnstable County Correctional Facility in Bourne, Mass. It happened hours after the airing of a Today interview in which he said he thinks he was imprisoned in his tax evasion case because he's gay.
"I heard [the sheriff] tell Rich that ...
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Former Survivor winner Richard Hatch says he thinks he was sentenced to jail because he's gay.
Speaking out for the first time since serving nearly four years in prison for tax evasion, Hatch told Matt Lauer on Tuesday's Today that he thinks the judge in his case had a bias against him. The judge refused to let potential jurors be questioned about their feelings toward homosexuals.
"My personal opinion — he was trying to discriminate against me," Hatch said. "I don't think you or anyone else can deny that we, as homosexuals, face discrimination."
Hatch, who is under house arrest in Newport, R.I., until Oct. 7, also said he doesn't believe ...
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Episode Recap: "My Mom Is Going to Kill Me!"Remember those days when the pace sometimes dragged during the first few weeks of Survivor? You didn't know who was who and you could barely remember the first person to go and the challenges were a blur? Well, honey, this is not your grandma's Survivor! The game has not reinvented itself, but there is some sort of new energy that has Survivor: China cooking! It is only week two for the viewers yet there is so much going on.I applaud the competitors for not jumping into things too quickly. These folks are feeling each other out and then making their play. Now, whether that play involves some anachronistic strategy (Jean-Robert) or the tried-and-true Richard Hatch alliance method it's good to see that the players are thinking. Of course I can't say that across the board (Leslie), but I'll remark on that later. It's the poker player's strategy that concerns me the most. In theory, I get the whole lower-their-expectations plan, but anyon...
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The attorney for Richard Hatch appeared in court in Boston Thursday in an attempt to free the first Survivor winner from federal prison. Hatch is appealing his conviction for tax evasion, claiming that the trial judge did not allow him to testify that he believed CBS was going to pay the taxes on his million-dollar prize. "We weren't allowed to present all the facts," says Michael Minns, Hatch's lawyer. "If we could have presented the entire case, the result would have been different."The panel of three judges could overturn Hatch's sentence, grant a new trial, or let the original ruling stand. Hatch is currently serving 51 months at the Federal Correction Institution in Morgantown, West Virginia. Even if he wins the appeal, Hatch won't be celebrating immediately — it can take up to two months for the decision to take effect. — Reporting by TV Guide
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And now we know why Parvati doesn't do any work at camp. It's just not safe. The girl nearly sliced her thumb off trying to open a coconut. Tragic as that may have been, Parvati's mishap allowed us another glimpse of that cute Aussie doctor from last season. Her sacrifice will not go unnoticed in my book. This week was the family visits. Sundra's heartfelt weeping at the sight of her mother had me wondering if she'd be able to actually perform in the reward challenge of throwing water from one bucket into another while blindfolded. I’m still not sure. Mom wasn’t catching much water and Sundra was all over the place. While Jonathan and his wife were well-matched — both competitive and innovative — it was the injured Parvati and her father who won the challenge and chose Sundra and Adam to join in the reward.What happened next is why I think Cook Islands is clearly among the best Survivors we've seen. While the winners were feasting and Jonathan was at Exile Isla...
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