";s:4:"text";s:4295:" Zeke is a wonderful man and I will forever be amazed and inspired by his forgiveness and compassion. People is on Community! Text us for exclusive photos and videos, royal news, and way more. I couldn’t apologize enough. “I just wanted to go out on an adventure and play a great game. “I hurt Zeke,” he said. It was one of the most surreal moments I’ve ever encountered on the show. Of the moment, Probst told He added, “I cannot imagine anyone thinking what was done to Zeke was okay on any level, under any circumstances, and certainly not simply because there was a million dollars on the line. “People think trans people are out there deceiving and they’re predators and they’re hiding in bathrooms and stuff that’s just not true.
I was wrong and make no excuses for it. I thank God for that and the gift of being an example as to why you should never do what I did.”In an emotional interview with PEOPLE on Thursday, Varner broke down — saying his biggest regret was playing into the “deceitful” stereotypes many have about transgender people.“One of the things that breaks my heart the most is that that’s one of the stigmas that trans people fight the most,” Varner said. It can leave scars that haunt for a lifetime. Of the moment, Probst told EW, “In 34 seasons of Survivor, I have rarely, if ever, personally commented on what is said or done in the game. So when I was arguing at tribal and I say “I thought everybody knew,” I was talking about everybody at home watching.I knew the six people in front of us didn’t know and so it just – when it dawned on me that nobody knew at home and he’s not out and that I am the reason he is now out, I just came unglued. It’s just so important that that’s where we head.
“When we were in pain and we are in fair, we are dangerous people. Before the final pre-merge Tribal Council, Varner tried to convince Lacina, Wanner, and Boehlke to vote out Lusth, by saying that Smith was deceiving the tribe about his relationship with Lusth.
“It robs a strong, courageous person of their power and protection and opens them up to discrimination and danger.
Varner was in the middle being attacked by angry tribemates while Zeke sat in the corner, outside of the action in what appeared to be a mild state of shock.
That was important for the world to see.”Now, three years after Zeke Smith was outed to the world by Jeff Varner, the Upon further reflection, Smith has begun to wonder if the positive reaction he received from viewers and fellow castaways might have been different if he weren’t a white male. Varner was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback, 2001.
I just wanted to be known for my game.”“I offer my deepest, most heart-felt apologies to Zeke Smith, his friends and life allies, his family and to all those who my mistake hurt and offended,” he wrote. I give him every inch of every room to feel and experience what he’s feeling. At the time, Zeke Smith’s fellow castaways rallied in his defense, calling out Varner for what he did as soon as it went down.