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“Survivor 50” prima Benjamin “Coach” Wade unopen down nan online communicative that he was successful nan “MAGA alliance.”
“I deliberation it’s funny. I mean, group are ever gonna grasp astatine straws,” Wade exclusively told Page Six aft he was voted disconnected connected Wednesday’s episode.
To further region himself from Donald Trump’s fanbase, Wade, 54, claimed that he voted for himself successful nan 2024 statesmanlike election.
“I wrote successful my sanction successful nan past election. I put Coach Ben Wade and checked nan container for myself,” he told us.
“Do I deliberation Trump’s doing a awesome occupation pinch our country? Hell no,” Wade besides said.
The four-time “Survivor” subordinate reiterated that he doesn’t co-sign nan “MAGA alliance” claims.
“So, group tin opportunity what they want to,” he stated. “I don’t salary attraction to that.”
On nan show, Wade was aligned pinch Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, Jonathan Young, Chrissy Hofbeck and Joe Hunter.
The members of nan group, besides dubbed nan “Zoom alliance” by fans and other contestants, person been accused of plotting successful an alleged telephone telephone earlier Season 50.
But Wade told Page Six he thinks it’s “sad” that the pregame confederation chatter has go “a large deal.”
“In a returning subordinate season, is location going to beryllium talk pregame? Well of people location is,” he said.
“Did I talk to people? deliberation that location was a FaceTime betwixt a fewer people. But conjecture what? I’ve sewage an Android. I don’t moreover do FaceTime!” Wade insisted.
The reality prima besides clarified that his meltdown astir playing pinch grant and integrity connected past week’s section really had to do pinch nan pregame confederation talk.
“I deliberation t’s benignant of a discarded of clip to talk astir it,” he told us. “I mean, erstwhile Dee said she talked to Rizo before, that reminded maine of erstwhile Parvati talked to Russell earlier Season 20. There’s shady worldly going connected before, and group are going to scope retired and effort to consciousness if there’s that comfortableness area to different people.”
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Wade besides said that while he tried to “minimize” his pregame talks, he didn’t want to show up to Fiji unprepared.
“You don’t want to screw yourself by going retired location and not having talked to anybody,” he explained. “I’m very aloof and very elusive. I don’t do [‘Survivor’] events, truthful I’m not connected pinch group retired there.”
Wade added, “So for maine to consciousness a level of comfortability successful talking to immoderate group earlier nan game, that’s great.”
“Survivor 50” airs Wednesdays astatine 8 p.m. ET connected CBS.
