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That’s what I’ve read too which seems to have come from Dirk and also Paul himself. That might be part of it but I just don’t think it’s the full story because there is so much other stuff missing too, like other contestants talking about him, missing from challenges (the one where they each walk across the bridge and try to avoid falling through - they didn’t show his turn), no intro or exit clips.
He has either really, really pissed off production with his unusable footage, or something has happened post-production.
If he was that bad for filming though wouldn’t they have just got rid of him a few days in? Given an excuse to the audience about personal/medical reasons? The clairvoyant left quite abruptly but she was still shown before that and the continuity worked when the players were told at breakfast she had left.
I guess because he got through as far as episode 10/11 (think he was murdered start of e11), I am struggling to think he was ok at the time to stay in for 11 episodes but ended up bad enough he needed to be edited out almost completely.
I think that looney tune Claire was a producer plant to stir up drama.
I suspect Paul wasn't shown a lot because he just wasn't signed off to take part in the physical challenges -- he didn't look like a fit older person sorry to say, & the Aus challenges were crazy. I think I saw him standing ashore during the first shield challenge.