| Stacey Stillman | |
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| Born | August 11, 1972 San Francisco, California |
Stacey Stillman (born August 11, 1972) was a contestant of the first season of the CBS reality television series Survivor, which aired in 2000 and was set in Borneo.[1]
Before Survivor, Stillman was an attorney in San Francisco, California. She lives in Mountain View, California and practices intellectual property law at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius's Palo Alto office, which specializes in representing technology companies.
On Survivor: Borneo, she was a member of the Tagi tribe and was voted off third, after spending nine days on the island.
In early 2001, she sued CBS claiming executive producer Mark Burnett arranged her exit and orchestrated the show's outcome. It was stated in a 14-page lawsuit, filed February 5, 2001, that two of her fellow tribemates, Dirk Been and Sean Kenniff, were persuaded to change their vote from 72-year-old Rudy Boesch to her.[2]
Stillman wanted restitution for lost prize money, plus $75,000 representing out-of-pocket expenses and punitive damages. CBS and Burnett said in a statement that her claims were groundless. Dirk Been supported her allegations. Sean Kenniff admitted talking to Burnett, but told USA Today that the vote wasn't influenced and Burnett said to "Vote your conscience," but it didn't feel to him that was coercion.[3] Mark Burnett counter-sued for $5,000,000. Eventually the case was settled out of court.