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Brutal twist in TV's ultimate blindside: Leaked email reveals 'cold, clinical' sacking of Australian Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia - and it's so much worse than we thought

JLP didn't make excuses. He didn't say he was off to 'spend more time with his family'. He didn't pretend it was his own decision. But there's one thing about his sacking he didn't disclose in his farewell statement...

LaPaglia may have received a courtesy phone call before we broke the story, but we are advised production top brass actually told him he was out of a job... via email. According to multiple insiders, the decision to replace LaPaglia was made well before Australia v The World began filming in September last year, but was kept tightly under wraps to avoid overshadowing the season. In what some insiders are calling a risky move, LaPaglia is expected to be replaced by Survivor: All Stars winner and former model David Genat (pictured)

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