Rod Blagojevich
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Out of the Governor's Mansion and into the TV studio: impeached Illinois chief executive Rod Blagojevich – removed from office amid charges he
tried to sell Barack Obama's vacated senate seat, among other infractions to which he's pleaded not guilty – has sealed a deal to star in the summer reality show
I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here, NBC has confirmed to the
Hollywood Reporter, "pending the court's approval," says the network.
Based on a British TV hit, the show pits various celebrities against one another in challenges to raise money for their favorite charities. The American air date is June 1.
An attorney for Blagojevich has reportedly requested that the travel restriction on the former governor, 52, be lifted so he can journey to Costa Rica, where the series will be filmed.
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Stephen M. Silverman
