Survivor: Nicaragua Eliminee on Gay People: "I'm Not the Judge, God Is" Monty Brinton/CBS After last night's homophobic harangue, Survivor: Nicaragua's second castoff is now focusing on damage control.
In our exit interview this morning, we offered the outspoken Castaway a shovel to dig himself out of this mess, but—surprise! —he only seemed to bury himself even deeper... Shannon Elkins insists asking Sash about his sexuality was all about honesty, not homophobia, and that the beginning of their discussion was edited out of the program. "They kept trying to tell me I wasn't honest. Do we? But Shannon's not buying it. But being gay, Shannon says, is "not a big deal. "I don't judge anybody," says Shannon. Shannon says he knew he was going home and just went out fighting. "Everybody was like, if you just shut up you wouldn't have went home. "I tried to mouth to Alina and to Fabio to vote the other way. As for Chase, the guy who got him all riled up in the first place, Shannon has nothing but praise. "Chase is wishy-washy, you don't even what planet he's on.
Interview: Shannon Elkins talks Survivor: Nicaragua. Shannon Elkins of 'Survivor: Nicaragua' Credit: CBS It's usually pretty easy to forget the first couple contestants eliminated from "Survivor.
" It's uncommon for a contestant to earn so much fan ire in such a short period of time, but Shannon had viewers accusing him of misogyny after the premiere, when he attempted to bond with Chase for the sole purpose of preventing another female winner, and then he made accusations of homophobia pretty easy after a strange Tribal Council confrontation with Sash during this Wednesday's (Sept. 22) episode. I caught up with Shannon on Thursday morning and the Louisiana native wasn't quite contrite about what went down on his last night in the game, though he offered some measure of apology, while also attempting to put his comments, about both women and homosexuals, in context. Shannon's exit interview after the break... HitFix: So? Shannon Elkins: Yeah, I watched a little bit of it. HitFix: Tell me what you mean by that... HitFix: Well OK. SE: Uh-uh. Jeff Probst blogs 'Survivor: Nicaragua': Episode 2. Image Credit: Monty Brinton/CBSI have to start by saying… “Thank You!”
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