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&#;Survivor&#; Castoff Lost His Job for Trip Transgender Contestant
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Survivor&#;s Jeff Varner has lost his occupation over what the contestant called the &#;worst decision&#; of his life.
After date his friend and fellow contestant Zeke Smith as creature transgender on Wednesday&#;s episode of CBS&#; Survivor: Game Changers, Varner, 50, was fired from his position as a actual estate agent the following day.
The North Carolina native and former news anchor for CBS and Fox affiliates was told he is “in the middle of a news story that we [his bosses] don’t want anything to do with,” according to the Greensboro News & Register.
His employer, Allen Tate Companies, had declined to comment for the story but released a statement Monday morning, stating how they only learned of Varner&#;s actions when the episode aired and that he had been employed for 17 days.
“The Allen Tate Companies were built on core values of integrity, integrity and respect,&#; read a utterance from President and CEO Pat Riley to The Hollywood Reporter. &#;Those fundame
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'Survivor' Castaway Outed as Trans by Fellow Contestant on TV
Wednesday night’s episode of "Survivor" prompted discussion and outrage over contestant Jeff Varner’s outing of player Zeke Smith as trans person during tribal council.
Varner, an openly gay man, believed he was in hazard of getting voted off the island and claimed to show the six other contestants the level of deceit that Smith was capable of.
“It reveals the ability to deceive,” he said of Smith's decision to not make known he's transgender.
Jeff Probst, the show’s host, called Varner's theory a “giant leap of logic.” Varner agreed, saying, “I have clearly made the wrong option tonight.”
Smith kept his composure during the incident. The other contestants, however, were furious with Varner's choice and responded with ire and tears.
“To see someone out someone else is pretty painful," Andrea Boehlke, a third time contestant, said through tears. "I do believe he regrets it, but man that was really tough. I feel for Zeke; it was his right to tell people.”
Varner's outing of Smith drew strong reaction
Televised outing sparks outrage
Editor’s note: This story contains spoilers for Wednesday’s episode of “Survivor: Game Changers.”
The trip of a “Survivor” cast member on television has sparked outrage.
Zeke Smith, who appeared on back-to-back seasons of the reality series, was revealed to be a transgender man by fellow contestant Jeff Varner in an episode that aired Wednesday night.
Varner, who is gay, shared the knowledge during an emotional Tribal Council on “Survivor: Game Changers.”
“Why haven’t you told anyone you’re transgender?” Varner asked Smith.
Other contestants reacted negatively, telling Varner that was personal and he shouldn’t include said it. Varner insisted he did it to show that Smith was deceptive during the game.
Smith responded by explaining that he didn’t want to be labeled “the trans ‘Survivor’ player.”
“I wanted to be Zeke the ‘Survivor’ player,” Smith said.
Varner apologized, but was voted off the show.
Some fans were both stunned by the revelation and angered that Varner chose to leave public with the information.
Contestants on the series comp