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KELLEE KIM: I just feel a lot
of pressure to do right by not

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only my own voice, but
the voices of many others

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who have experienced
this, or reached out to me

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and shared their stories of
inappropriate touching, sexual

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harassment, sexual assault.

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KYLIE MAR: During the
season 39 "Survivor--

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Reunion Special," Kellee
Kim was given an opportunity

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to voice her feelings about how
CBS and the show's producers

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handle her claims of
being inappropriately

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touched by another contestant.

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KELLEE KIM: I think one of the
things that has been, and was,

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the hardest thing was the fact
that Dan remained in the game

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even after I spoke up.

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KYLIE MAR: Earlier
in the season,

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Kellee spoke out
about being repeatedly

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touched by Dan Spilo,
despite her requests to stop.

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Producers spoke with
Dan at the time,

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but he was allowed
to stay on the show

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and compete, much to
Kellee's disbelief.

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KELLEE KIM: When someone goes
through something like this,

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or anything remotely like
it, to not be supported--

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to not be supported
and not be believed

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is really the hardest thing.

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It's one of the hardest things.

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KYLIE MAR: Soon after
voicing her concern,

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Kellee was eliminated
from the competition.

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And two weeks later, Dan
was kicked off the show

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after more allegations
of inappropriate behavior

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were reported by one of
the show's producers.

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KELLEE KIM: I think the most
important thing, when I think

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about this situation
and what happened,

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is that I hope that this
season of "Survivor"

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isn't just defined by
inappropriate touching

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or sexual harassment.

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I hope that it's
defined by change.

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KYLIE MAR: Executive
producer Jeff Probst

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admitted that "Survivor" did not
handle the situation properly--

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JEFF PROBST: I
want to acknowledge

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and apologize for your pain.

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You didn't ask for it,
and you didn't deserve it.

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KYLIE MAR: --and promised
that, going forward,

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the show would implement
changes to avoid

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situations like the one
Kellee and others endured.

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KELLEE KIM: Ultimately, my
biggest hope is that each one

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of us-- each individual, each
institution, each organization,

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and especially CBS and
"Survivor" can take this,

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learn from it, and do better.

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You know, I fundamentally
believe that we can do better.

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