Survivor should've responded to the inappropriate touching controversy by removing Dan Spilo from the game

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Survivor cameras showed Dan Spilo repeatedly touching women's bodies, which led to him getting an official warning after contestant Kellee Kim complained and after she and contestant Missy Byrd recounted their experiences with him to each other. By not removing Spilo, Survivor, Jeff Probst, and CBS "failed Kellee and the other contestants, especially because, when they didn’t act, Dan’s behavior got swept into the game," says Andy Dehnart. "What if what Missy described happens to her again? What if it happens to someone else? Will they be too shamed into silence to say anything? Will the show just issue another warning? Instead, the game went on."

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