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Bear Grylls sacked by Discovery , 'Man vs. Wild' discontinued

Fearless adventurer and ex-special forces soldier Bear Grylls has been axed by his TV network over a contract dispute.The 37-year-old rose to fame by being sent into dangerous locations. But the Discovery Channel dropped the British star of survival show "Man vs. Wild" on Tuesday and terminated all current productions with him.Grylls began hosting the show in 2006 and also fronts "Bear Grylls: Born Survivor" in the UK.The channel said that "due to a continuing contractual dispute with Bear Grylls, Discovery has terminated all current productions with him."A spokesman for Grylls confirmed he and the network were unable to reach an agreement on new programs and so parted ways."Bear's goal has always been to make life-empowering shows for his many fans around the globe, and he has taken great risks to bring Discovery such award-winning programming over seven seasons," his publicist Heather Krug said."Unfortunately, Bear and Discovery have not been able to come to mutual agreement on new p...

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