Scott Cam apologises for insult, as Shaynna Blaze cops online abuse.
Host is left to apologise for wayward insult -which producers happily let go to air.
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The Block‘s Scott Cam has apologised for an insult aimed at judge Shaynna Blaze, despite the fact producers kept it in their final edit.
On Sunday whilst delivering low scores, Cam joked “that Shaynna’s a bitch, isn’t she?” to contestants.
Today he told Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa Blaze didn’t take offence but he rang her yesterday to apologise.
“Sometimes I’m an idiot,” he said. “I do things to get a rise out of the contestants. It was disrespectful – I shouldn’t have done it in hindsight.”
News Corp reports he also called in to Brisbane’s HIT105 to say the comment was “poor judgement”.
“Obviously I said that in complete jest,” he said. “We are fantastic friends and we’ve worked together for a lot of years. She’s incredible.”
The drama comes at a time when Blaze has copped personal abuse online.
A week ago she told Facebook followers,”While I welcome everyone’s opinions, and love how invested you all are in the contestants, I have to say I was shocked at the disproportionate level of hate in many of the responses this week.
“The pack mentality kicked in and, while everyone is entitled to their own own opinion – design will always divide people – differing opinions are not not an excuse for flat out hatred and abuse towards me or my fellow judges.”
She warned followers if comments “are personally abusive or hateful to me, Neale or Darren, I will take steps to make sure my Facebook page remains a positive, welcoming place for people who want to share their feedback constructively.”
Cam’s apology today also doesn’t appear to address that The Block is filmed months in advance, passing through all manner of producers and editors before going to air.
Why did producers include the comment in their final edit?
Or was Cam’s apology due to negative audience response on social media?
Calling @ShaynnaBlaze a bitch on prime tv is a backward step and rude. Totally uncool. #9TheBlock
— Tracie (@Tracemi) October 22, 2017
Did Scotty just call Shayna a bitch?? Why? Because she has high standards? #9TheBlock
— Billie Hutchison (@potatogenius) October 22, 2017
‘Shaynna is a bitch’ – come on Scotty Cam, way to insult a professional woman on prime TV. #9TheBlock
— Sasha (@SashaALord) October 22, 2017
Just remembered that Scott called Shaynna a bitch last night. Why exactly was that allowed to get through, editor? #9TheBlock
— Clifton Hill cat (@CliftonHcat) October 23, 2017
Yep a male host on a prime time popular show called a female judge a bitch. Would he say that to male judges? Absolute dinosaur. #9theblock
— Dale Roberts (@ozdale) October 22, 2017
Um, I don't think you can say that on tv Scotty. If Neale gives low scores will you call him a bitch too? #9TheBlock
— Lisa Potts (@leaseM_87) October 22, 2017
Wow really @Channel9 I don’t know what’s worst, a host call a colleague a bitch or not editing it out. Unacceptable #9TheBlock
— Jessica Hembrow (@msjessshannon) October 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/sunshinebeach25/status/922091267504291840
@Channel9 broadcasting @ScottyCam9 calling @ShaynnaBlaze a bitch on the #9TheBlock is sexist, why denigrated her in this gendered way ?
— LJ3000 (@lorettaobrien) October 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/WSpark98NZ/status/922049742917345280
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This whole stunt is more scripted than WWE, they would’ve known/expected this when they left it in the final edit – how convenient the finale is this week
A grubby ratings grab obviously. And what terrible timing Nine given the Lisa Wilkinson gender pay equality issue brought to the fore last week.
While close friends in private could get away with calling one another this, in a professional setting, on air, from a male to female colleague – there’s no excuse.
Why does he need to say sorry? It was clearly a joke. Seriously some people need to calm the f down.
No such thing as bad publicity…….
I’d hazard a guess that that’s precisely why the comment was “allowed” to go to air in the final edit. They knew exactly what they were doing. The more oxygen this “story” gets, the better.
I suspect this has played out the way channel nine thought and hoped it would
I am glad this has been brought up. I couldn’t believe something like that would be said, let alone aired. I wouldn’t be very happy if some called me the B word on TV