Former Governor Rod Blagojevich is desperate for some cash. He's been unemployed since January, when he was booted from office, and his legal bills are surely mounting. So now he's looking to cash in on his pseudo-fame.
The indicted Blagojevich was in court this morning asking for his travel restrictions to be lifted so he could jet off to the lush jungles of Costa Rica and participate in a "Survivor"-style reality show called "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here."
But the judge denied his request.
For the gig, contestants may have to put insects, worms and rats in their pants, sit in a tank with leeches and wade through a swamp teeming with snakes and eels. Oh my!
The payoff? He could have raked in up to $80,000 an episode.
I so wish the ex-governor could have gone to Costa Rica and battled it out with other D-listers. It was sure to be must-see TV show for some folks.
Just not for me.
What about you? Would you have watched a reality show with the ex-governor?
