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Jeff Probst<\/strong><\/a> is addressing criticism he’s gotten over his alliance with Zac Brown<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fans of the long-running reality competition series haven’t been pleased how much screentime the controversial country singer has received in the show’s landmark 50th season.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Variety<\/a> in an interview published on Wednesday (May 13), the Survivor<\/em> host said: “It’s fascinating to me that a couple of people, most of them either former players or people who will never play, criticize the show, and it gets momentum. I tell anyone who wants to listen: If that’s your goal, to somehow impact our point of view, it will fail. We trust what we\u2019re doing.”<\/p>\n

He went on to say that if anyone thought they were going to “re-edit” because they thought “there was too much Zac Brown<\/strong>,” they haven’t been paying attention to his interviews.<\/p>\n

“I couldn’t be more serious,” Probst<\/strong> continued. “I love\u00a0Survivor<\/em>. I love joy. I love fans. I’ve also got a backbone. It’s gonna take more than that to knock me over.”<\/p>\n

Online backlash focused on Zac<\/strong>‘s prominent role in episode four, with viewers frustrated that he seemed to receive more screen time than actual contestants.<\/p>\n

During the March 18 episode, the “Chicken Fried” singer, who is one of Jeff<\/strong>‘s close friends in real life, appeared in multiple solo confessionals, joined the Fiji-set reward challenge, spearfished for the winners, and performed for them afterward.<\/p>\n

Critics argued the attention on the celebrity cameo came at the expense of players like season 46’s Tiffany Ervin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Notably, former contestant Angelina Keely<\/strong> amplified concerns in a viral March Instagram post<\/a>, saying fans expected Tiffany to receive more confessionals than “a random celeb that no one asked to see” and criticized the show for relying on outdated stereotypes.<\/p>\n

Did you know Probst<\/strong> was supposed to make a cameo appearance<\/a> in one of this year’s biggest horror movies?<\/p>\n

The post Jeff Probst Fires Back at ‘Survivor 50’ Criticism Aimed at Zac Brown: ‘We Trust What We’re Doing’<\/a> appeared first on Just Jared – Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment<\/a>.<\/p>\n