Blagojevich wants to be a celebrity cast-away

Disgraced ex-governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is awaiting court approval to appear on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in a bid to transform himself from political outcast to celebrity cast-away. Blagojevich would appear on the show in June, pending permission from courts trying him on various charges relating to allegations of attempting to sell President Barack Obama's empty US Senate seat.

April 16, 2009

Disgraced ex-governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is awaiting court approval to appear on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in a bid to transform himself from political outcast to celebrity cast-away. Blagojevich would appear on the show in June, pending permission from courts trying him on various charges relating to allegations of attempting to sell President Barack Obama’s empty US Senate seat.

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Jillian Morgan is a special reports editor at realscreen with a background in journalism and digital marketing. She joined the publication in 2019 after serving as the assistant editor to trade publications HPAC and On-Site. With a bachelor of journalism from the University of King's College in Halifax, she also works as a freelance writer and fact-checker.

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