Tontine Boston Rob Mariano

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On August 23, 2007, the producers of the upcoming Tontine reality show affirmed its support for the show's host, Boston Rob Mariano. During a recent open casting call in San Diego, a potential contestant became hostile and assaulted Mariano.

In the video, the would-be contestant is seen entering the private casting area and disrupting an interview in progress, then dousing Mariano with a bottle of water and shoving him forcefully, at which point Mariano is heard asking him repeatedly to walk away, before being shoved again.

"Rob is a passionate and stand-up guy and he stood up for our staff," said executive producer Ted Haimes.

Tontine pits fifteen extraordinary individuals against each other in a series of mental and physical challenges lasting for over a hundred days. The competition is based on the premise of a tontine, an investment scheme created in the seventeenth century in which all participants willed their entire estate to a common fund, with the last surviving participant receiving the whole, combined assets of the group.

Website: http://www.jointhetontine.com/