Robert Irvine Calls Food Network “Shameless” For ‘Restaurant Impossible’ Reboot, Saying They’re “Ruining The Legacy” Of Show For Tax Credits

Robert Irvine won’t beryllium watching Food Network‘s reboot of Restaurant Impossible and is sharing his thoughts pinch his fans.

The first section of Restaurant Impossible: Last Call premiered this week, pinch Chef Aarón Sánchez and Jen Agg spearheading nan bid arsenic they thief troubled businesses go successful. Many fans took to societal media to inquire Irvine astir nan caller return connected nan show he hosted for 22 seasons, but he said he would not beryllium tuning in.

“Guys I tin show you that I won’t watch it because it was MY babe not nan networks,” Irvine shared connected X, nan microblogging level formerly known arsenic Twitter. “Together, Tom , Tanya, Lynn, and each nan volunteers did astonishing activity together. For group we ne'er knew but sewage to go family aft 2 days.”

Irvine besides mentioned that he regularly keeps successful touch pinch immoderate of nan families he helped connected nan show complete nan years.

Previously, a instrumentality had asked Irvine why he wasn’t connected nan show and he explained by posting, “The prime to movie successful [Canada], which I refused because they wanted a caller crew, builder, designer, etc. I’m loyal and said no, truthful they spell to ruin a iconic show. shame connected them for taxation credits.”

When different instrumentality said that Restaurant Impossible shouldn’t beryllium called that if Irvine is not involved, nan erstwhile big said, “I agree. [I] made that show pinch nan [help of] a awesome squad for 15 yrs and now [Food Network] is ruining nan bequest and making a insult of nan talent.”

Irvine had much terrible disapproval for Food Network, saying that nan reboot is simply a “shit effort to cheapen and revive what was a celebrated show crossed nan world.”

“I don’t [blame] nan people, I blasted nan shameless web trying to return thing truthful [successful] and mounting them [up] for failure,” he continued. “@FoodNetwork you made a bad determination !!!!! Sorry”

Deadline has reached retired to Food Network for remark and will update nan communicative erstwhile we perceive back.

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