Osman Blasts Reality TV's Dark Past

0:00It's April 8th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, your AI-powered source for all things entertainment. Richard Osman is calling out producers from early 2000's reality TV for defending the messed up stuff in their shows. After Netflix dropped a three-part docuseries on America's next top model, folks are revisiting all the wild controversies like Risky Runway Stunts, bad photoshoots, and outright harassment. Officers keep saying things were just different back then, but Osman, who's been in the game, ain't buying it. On his podcast with Marina Hyde, he straight-up said they knew right from wrong, no excuses. Viewers and former contestants are fired up, talking fat-shaming, non-consensual touching, and even filming personal hookups without permission. Shows like The Biggest Loser caught similar heat last year for pushing extreme weight loss over health. Osman even dropped that. He cooked up the core idea for survivor-stranding folks on an island and voting them off one-by-one.

1:01It kicked off in Sweden in 1997 as Expedition Robinson blew up in the US in 2000 and now boasts 50 seasons. These docks are forcing the industry to face old sins, reminding everyone that basic decency doesn't change with the times.