Pirate Master Contestant Walks Off Life's Plank

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By Mack Rawden
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When CBS gave ‘Pirate Master’ its walking papers a few weeks ago, I thought the show had suffered the worst of many possible fates. Sadly, it seems that was only the start of the ‘ol scurvy destruction train. Last Friday, contestant Cheryl Kosewicz was found dead from an apparent suicide. You probably remember Cheryl as one of Joe Don’s top assistants and easily the strongest female player.

According to Zap2It.com, Kosewicz had been struggling to get over the recent suicide of her boyfriend, Ryan O’Neil. Apparently, his untimely death in conjunction with the program’s heinous reviews was just too much for the talented attorney. She was 35. My thoughts and prayers go out to Cheryl’s family in this horrendous time of need.

Mack Rawden
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Mack Rawden is the Editor-In-Chief of CinemaBlend. He first started working at the publication as a writer back in 2007 and has held various jobs at the site in the time since including Managing Editor, Pop Culture Editor and Staff Writer. He now splits his time between working on CinemaBlend’s user experience, helping to plan the site’s editorial direction and writing passionate articles about niche entertainment topics he’s into. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in English (go Hoosiers!) and has been interviewed and quoted in a variety of publications including Digiday. Enthusiastic about Clue, case-of-the-week mysteries, a great wrestling promo and cookies at Disney World. Less enthusiastic about the pricing structure of cable, loud noises and Tuesdays.