In 2007, the show was briefly taken off the air in the U.K., and Discovery began airing it with a disclaimer allowing that Grylls was not in fact left alone to survive in the wild. on Channel 4, was beset with early controversies when it was revealed that several of Grylls escapades of derring-do were enhanced or staged and that Grylls spent nights in motels while he was purportedly left alone to fend for himself on a deserted island.

But the show, which also airs in the U.K. Jake Gyllenhaal, Will Ferrell and Ben Stiller have tagged along on some of Grylls adventures. Wild (which averaged 1.1 million viewers on Discovery last season) have earned him numerous celebrity admirers. VIDEO: Jake Gyllenhaal Guests on 'Man Vs. Wild video game, he has an iPhone app, and his clothing line is sold at REI and Walmart. Hes landed numerous endorsement deals including with Dockers and Degree deodorant. in May already is a best-seller in England and Australia. His memoir Mud, Sweat and Tears due to be published in the U.S. Hes written nearly a dozen books, many of them survival guides. Grylls, 37, has parlayed his fame as an extreme outdoorsman into an international media career. The $3 million lawsuit prompted the Hillstrands and Captain Sig Hansen to quit, though a month later the dispute was settled, the suit was dropped and all three returned to work on the show.

In 2010, the network sued Deadliest Catch Captains Jonathan and Andy Hillstrand for allegedly failing to complete work on the spinoff Hillstranded. This is not the first time Discovery has had a disagreement with its talent.

Wild journey and looks forward to producing further cutting-edge content again soon for his loyal audience.' 'Unfortunately, Bear and Discovery have not been able to come to mutual agreement on new programming, and he disagrees with Discovery's decision to terminate current productions. 'Bear's goal has always been to make life-empowering shows for his many fans around the globe, and he has taken great risks to bring Discovery such award-winning programming over seven seasons,' said Heather Krug in a statement to THR. Wild star has parted ways with Discovery. ∽ue to a continuing contractual dispute with Bear Grylls, Discovery has terminated all current productions with him, a network spokesperson tells The Hollywood Reporter.Ī representative for Grylls confirmed that the Man Vs. Wild launched on Discovery, comes after the network has allegedly been unable to get Grylls to participate in two unannounced projects he was contracted for, say sources. The severing of the relationship, which began back in 2006 when Man vs.

Discovery Channel has terminated its relationship with Bear Grylls, the British television personality and star of the networks Man vs.

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