‘Gold Rush’ Accident Has Fans Call Out Show For ‘Re-Enactment’
There was an accident on Gold Rush that showed Leah accidentally crash a $500,000 truck into the water. On the show, it was said if she went a little more to the side, she would have likely died in quicksand. The video was posted on Instagram and fans immediately began to bash her for the accident.
However, Leah has since responded to what happened. Now fans are bashing Gold Rush for being scripted and filming re-enactments for the reality TV series. Here is what you need to know.
Gold Rush star explains that ‘accident’ was not how it looked on the show
The incident on Gold Rush was cut together with Rick Ness talking about how good things are going. He said that things needed to keep going smoothly for them to reach their goals. Intercut with this was Leah driving the truck and then someone yelled stop before it showed the truck wrecked in a ditch and dropped into the water.
The dialogue spoken was that Leah almost died in the accident and it ruined the truck. When this was posted on Instagram, commenters began bashing Leah and mocking her for the accident. That was despite the OP of the video writing that they thought she stopped on time. It turns out they were right. The accident was reportedly staged and the truck was not damaged at all.
Leah explained what happened with the incident. She said that Rick told her to park the truck across the road to be loaded. However, the tire went into a ditch for a culvert between two ponds. She said Rick was tight next to her the entire time, holding onto the truck with the loader. Leah said she then “got scared” and stopped.
Gold Rush then had all the crew re-enact a scene. The show then edited it for TV and pieced together what fans saw in the episode. Leah finished by saying that the truck was fine with zero damage. “It’s all drama for TV people!!! I left the show months later and have a successful career.”
Gold Rush fans complaint about re-enactments
When Leah explained that the incident was real, but not as bad as it seemed, it sent many fans to Reddit to talk about staged moments on the show.
The comments on Reddit show that many fans not only know that Gold Rush shoots staged scenes to up the drama, but they are tired of it.
- “IT’S STILL REAL TO ME”
- “Re-enacting some real incident for the cameras is not as bad as thinking up and staging some phony incident”
- “I don’t think it’s as bad as Deadliest Catch yet.”
- “I mean, you can always tell when the lead up to the accident is staged”
- “Like every single chain snapping on the show, which always has 100 cameras views! All re-enacted for the camera!”
What are your thoughts on shows like Gold Rush shooting staged scenes to up the drama for the reality TV show? Does it make the show more entertaining or does it distract from the idea that it is supposed to be real life? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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