Did Kenny and Evan assault Tonya?

Two years after The Ruins aired in 2009, Tonya Cooley sued MTV, Bunim/Murray Productions, Kenny Santucci and Evan Starkman, claiming the men sexually assaulted her while she was passed out after drinking. The case went to court, but was settled privately and parties are not allowed to publicly disclose information.

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Why is Evan banned from The Challenge?

As part of sexual assault allegations during The Ruins, Kenny and Evan are no longer permitted to compete on The Challenge.

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Why did Tonya sue MTV?

MTV has settled a lawsuit brought by Tonya Cooley, who claimed she was raped during the Thailand season of The Real World/Road World Challenge: The Ruins and accused the network and Bunim/Murray Productions of violating employment laws by encouraging the behavior and retaliating against her…Cooley said she had become ...

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Why was Turbo banned from The Challenge?

Beyond the WotW2 incident, he was the sole winner on War of the Worlds, debatably the toughest final in Challenge history. But he was believed to be banned from the show due to his aggression toward production.

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When did the Tonya incident happen?

It was the sports scandal that rocked the world. Seven weeks before the 1994 Olympic Winter Games, Tonya Harding's skating rival, Nancy Kerrigan, was clubbed on the knee by an assailant. Authorities soon determined that Harding was involved and that her ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, had allegedly hired the attacker.

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The Challenge: The Ruins - Katie vs Kenny & Evan

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Who sent Tonya a death threat?

Shawn later admits to Jeff that he was the one who called in the death threat on Tonya as part of his big master plan. While the death threat did happen in real life, it's never been confirmed who called it in.

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Did Tonya break Nancy's knee?

Fortunately for Kerrigan, the injury left her with just bruises – no broken bones. Unfortunately for Kerrigan, her injury was severe enough that she was forced to pull out of competing in the national championships the following night.

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Why is Ashley banned from The Challenge?

However, an off-camera disagreement with Josh Martinez resulted in her removal from the show for breaking the rules. It's unclear exactly what was said, but the two-time champ admitted she went through a tough time afterward. Ashley spoke out about it during a February 2023 interview with the Most Likely...

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Is Ashley permanently banned from The Challenge?

“Because of that, Ashley is no longer able to stay in the game. "She has been deactivated.

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Why was Tommy removed from The Challenge?

According to a Fandom report, Tommy Sheehan was "medically disqualified." His Instagram profile is locked, so there's no way of knowing what caused him to drop out of the show. Was it an injury that deemed him unfit to play further? Only time will tell.

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Did Tonya Harding ever apologize?

When asked if she had ever apologized to Kerrigan, Harding said she had multiple times. “Enough apologizing,” she said. Kerrigan told ABC News in April that she had never received a “direct” apology from Harding.

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Did Tonya Harding make money from her movie?

Margot Robbie's portrayal only netted Harding an initial $1,500 fee — just enough for a month's rent, according to the New York Times — plus a percentage of the film profits for her life rights.

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Why did Kaci and Kenny leave The Challenge?

It was traveling, going to Argentina [to film this season], we ended up getting COVID and getting sick. The crazy thing is I didn't feel any of the symptoms. I mean, I had a light cold, but everyone had a light cold. But my brother and I had COVID, so we had to exit the game.

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Did Evan hook up with anyone on The Challenge?

Evan Starkman

In Evan's first two Challenges he hooked up with Robin, Jodi, and Coral. Three beautiful girls, one whose done some nude modelling, an athletic freak, and Coral (who is scary in the best way).

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Why didn t Camilla go to the Dirty 30 reunion?

“For those wondering, I could not attend #TheChallengeXXXReunion b/c of personal issues including a death in my family. Tks for the support,” she wrote.

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What happened to Evan and Kenny from The Challenge?

Evan Stark and Kenny Santucci vs.

The case went to court, but was settled privately and parties are not allowed to publicly disclose information. Kenny, Evan and Tonya are all banned from the show.

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Why did Ashley get kicked off season 37 of The Challenge?

And later at the elimination, host T.J. Lavin announced that Mitchell was gone from the game due to her breaking a rule, but he never clarified what rule was broken or what exactly happened. After that vague non-explanation, the show moved on.

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Why was Lauren Coogan edited out of The Challenge?

She answered another question about the editing, claiming, “Honestly because Croatia is so far ahead, all the s—t that I was accused of saying, MTV legal didn't have enough time to go over the tape before the next challenge started so I was f—ked.” As for whether or not she'd return, Lauren didn't rule it out.

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Why did Tori and Jordan break up?

However, in November 2020, the couple officially announced that they were broken up, citing the stresses of being in the public eye as one of the driving factors behind the end of their relationship.

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Is anyone banned from the challenge?

The Challenge has permanently banned cast members

However, her cast member Jemmye Carroll stated that Nakagawa was banned due to a physical attack on a PA. Afterward, she claims that Nakagawa stole and damaged MTV property (via Jemmye Carroll).

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Who did Ashley sleep with on the challenge?

28 episode. Ashley got comfortable in the house very quickly, and even hooked up with Kyle Shore — who had previous dalliances with both Faith and Cara Maria Sorbello — on one of her very first nights. “I didn't really know anything about him and he's not really my type,” Ashley admitted to HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY.

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What did Ashley do to Josh on the challenge?

According to Nelson, Ashley and Josh got into a verbal altercation and she threw a cup down, which almost hit the people around her, resulting in her getting axed.

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How many medals did Tonya Harding win?

Harding has two Olympic medals and two Skate America titles.

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Was Tonya Harding allowed to skate again?

Tonya Harding is coming back. Five and a half years after her last competition, in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the exiled bad girl of figure skating will return against world-class rivals in the ESPN professional skating championships Oct. 18-19 in the Huntington (W.Va.)

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