JTMacc99 January 10 Share January 10 A place to discuss news about Tournament of Champions. Link to comment
FormerMod-a1 January 10 Share January 10 I posted this in EETV and Grudge Match, too. I wonder what this does for TOC. I'm pretty sure it's all filmed and ready to go. If he made it far in the competition, it'll be interesting to see what happens here. Darnell 'SuperChef' Ferguson arrested on burglary, strangulation charges 3 2 Link to comment
JTMacc99 January 10 Author Share January 10 Holy shit. Yeah... that could be a hell of a problem for FN. All of the hyping him up and feel good stories that they do about all of the chefs isn't going to go over well with anybody in the audience who is aware of the strangulation and menacing charges. Can't imagine they could just edit him out, although they probably could just skip his rounds entirely (if he loses relatively early on) and just show three matches in the two hours and flash up the brackets with no mention of him or his match. 1 Link to comment
chessiegal January 10 Share January 10 FN has edited people out before. I remember watching an Iron Chef where Giada was a judge. Another was John Besh and they edited him out after his scandal broke. 1 Link to comment
FormerMod-a1 January 10 Share January 10 Right, but since these are head to head competitions you can't edit just him out. That would look weird. You can skip the entire round, like JTM said. I would feel bad for the other chef, though. For his other shows, it would be easy enough just to shelf Superchef Grudge Match, and with a new season just have "Grudge Match" or something (if they want to keep the show going without him). 5 Link to comment
Yeah No January 11 Share January 11 I'm really saddened by this news. Guy had him on triple G many times. It would be hard to edit him out of those. 4 Link to comment
Gramto6 January 11 Share January 11 8 hours ago, Yeah No said: I'm really saddened by this news. Guy had him on triple G many times. It would be hard to edit him out of those. Yes, it is sad news. He always seemed like such a nice, happy go lucky sort of guy. All the other chefs seemed to like him a lot. You never know I guess... As far as GGG, I don't see how they could edit him out, they would probably have to just not rerun any shows with him in it. That doesn't seem fair to the other participants, but what else could FN really do? Invite those others back for another show maybe?? 2 Link to comment
FormerMod-a1 January 11 Share January 11 That is probably what they'll do -remove those shows from syndication and streaming. That's what they did with Mario Batali. None of his shows are available, and his episodes from Iron Chef are also not available. 5 1 Link to comment
libgirl2 January 12 Share January 12 I was shocked by the news because I, like many others, really liked him. Wow, what a way to ruin a career. 3 4 Link to comment
DEL901 January 26 Share January 26 https://people.com/guy-fieri-tournament-of-champions-season-five-trailer-8550466 2 Link to comment
Ohmo February 10 Share February 10 I, too, was shocked when I heard about Darnell's arrest. I first saw him in The Great Thanksgiving Challenge (or something close to that title). Then, I remember him saying somewhere----could have been TOC, but I don't remember---that he had been arrested and jailed earlier in his life. With cooking and becoming a Food Network personality, it seemed like he had made positive change. To read about the violence and menacing that he's accused of was jarring and disconcerting. That he's potentially been able to project this positive personality over the ability to be incredibly violent and aggressive. It saddens me that what he showed the world on FN seems like it was a mask. If that's the case, then he needs intervention and his ex-partners and all his children need to feel safe. I read in a PEOPLE article that the grand jury will meet the week of 2/19. Even if the grand jury doesn't indict him, I think his public life will never be the same again. The allegations are simply too serious. 11 Link to comment
mlp April 12 Share April 12 https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2024/04/jet-tila-toc-v-interview/ 7 Link to comment
mlp April 19 Share April 19 Another good interview: https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2024/04/britt-rescigno-toc-v-interview/?utm_source=realityblurred&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=reality-blurred-newsletter-issue-379 2 1 Link to comment
bad things are bad Tuesday at 12:32 PM Share Tuesday at 12:32 PM Ugh. She had visible injuries https://people.com/darnell-fergusons-wife-now-says-he-never-strangled-her-says-her-words-were-twisted-by-police-8641543 3 Link to comment
DEL901 Tuesday at 02:29 PM Share Tuesday at 02:29 PM 1 hour ago, bad things are bad said: Ugh. She had visible injuries https://people.com/darnell-fergusons-wife-now-says-he-never-strangled-her-says-her-words-were-twisted-by-police-8641543 Sadly, recanting often happens with domestic abuse, as the abuser persuades them that things will be different going forward…but they rarely are. 2 6 Link to comment
Mondrianyone Tuesday at 03:06 PM Share Tuesday at 03:06 PM I'm guessing that the financial impact on his ability to support his kids--and possibly her as well--is playing a role in her change of heart. 6 1 Link to comment
Yeah No Yest. at 07:47 AM Share Yest. at 07:47 AM I hope this doesn't give FN a reason to take him back.... 4 1 1 Link to comment
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