Chima Simone Explained
Chima Simone Benson |
Birth Name: | Chima Simone Benson |
Birth Date: | 28 July 1976 |
Alma Mater: | University of Southern California (M.A., Specialized Journalism)[1] |
Chima Simone (born July 28, 1976) is an American TV personality and freelance journalist, best known as a former reality show contestant from Big Brother 11.[2] She is also notable for surviving an attack by the Bathtub Killer, Dale Devon Scheanette.[3] Her story was recounted in the true crime cable television show Cold Case Files[4] and again in the documentary shows Unusual Suspects and Surviving Evil on Investigation Discovery.[5]
Career
Simone has been a journalist for several television networks, including BET, MTV and The CW.[6] She has also been a backstage interviewer for the BET Awards.[7] Simone worked as an entertainment reporter with the Hollyscoop Show, a celebrity news television series and website. The nationally syndicated show, debuted Sunday, August 30, 2009 on KTLA, is based on the website of the same name.[8] She also covered season 12 of Big Brother and season 4 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta for entertainment news website The Wrap, syndicated on MSN.[9] [10] [11] She continues to cover entertainment for various outlets, including E! Online.[12]
Big Brother
Simone was a contestant on the eleventh season of the American version of the reality show Big Brother where she competed as part of the Brains Clique. Former cast member, Marcellas Reynolds, helped Simone bypass the initial phases of the audition process. She was cast, despite having numerous television appearances prior.[13]
Midway through the show on day 42, Simone was expelled by producers, who stated that Simone had violated several of show's rules, including refusing to wear her microphone and later destroying her microphone by throwing it into the jacuzzi.[14] Simone disputed the allegations in several statements issued upon her departure, maintaining she quit a game she could not win due to producer manipulation.[15] [16] [17] [18] The broadcast of Simone's departure delivered “Big Brother’s” largest audience since 2008 and highest ratings in all key demos on any night that summer (highest adult 18-49 rating since the 8th edition finale in 2007).[19]
Chima Simone's ratings topping drama earned her a spot on People Magazine’s "Reality TV's 10 Best Catfights & Meltdowns".[20] Simone was also included in Yahoo! TVs "Top 10 Reality Moments of 2009".[21]
Simone continues to be featured in roundups of previous seasons. People Magazine’s countdown to the reality competition show’s milestone 25th season counted Simone’s exit as one of the wildest moments in the history of Big Brother.[22]
Awards
Simone was nominated in the best Best Villain category at the Fox Reality Really Awards.[23] She attended and was accompanied by Romain Chavent (2009)[24]
Notes and References
- Chima Simone USC Alumni Chima Simone's LinkedIn
- http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_brother/bio/chima_11/bio.php?season=11 Chima's bio
- Web site: The Associated Press . 'Bathtub killer,' who was convicted of Arlington woman's 1996 slaying, is executed. Dallasnews.com . 2009-02-11 . 2010-06-03.
- Web site: TV Schedule on History . Thehistorychannel.co.uk . 2010-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090714223835/http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/tv_guide/HD_full_details/Crime/programme_2742.php . 2009-07-14 . dead .
- Web site: Episodes: Unusual Suspects. 29 July 2012.
- Web site: Big Brother's Chima Simone Addresses Eviction and Racism - Chima Simone . Hollyscoop.com . 2009-08-19 . 2010-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100111062325/http://www.hollyscoop.com/chima-simone/big-brothers-chima-simone-addresses-eviction-and-racism_21246.aspx . 2010-01-11 . dead .
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PN_K4j-qLs Simone reporting for the Bet Awards in 2008
- Web site: Celebrity News - Fashion Trends, Celebrity Pictures, Gossip Celebrities . Hollyscoop.com . 2010-06-03.
- Web site: Big Brother's Chima Simone Runs Down the New Houseguests - Chima Simone . TheWrap.com . 2010-06-30 . 2010-07-04.
- Web site: Big Brother Recap: The Breakup of Brenchel -Chima Simone . MSN.com . 2010-08-13 . 2010-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100817035235/http://tv.msn.com/reality-tv/the-wrap/big-brother-recap-week-5/story/feature/ . 2010-08-17 . dead .
- Web site: Chima Simone on 'Real Housewives of Atlanta': Living Big in Cape Town - Chima Simone . TheWrap.com . 2012-01-31 . 2014-02-05.
- Web site: Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande Win Big at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards: See The Complete List!- Chima Simone . eonline.com . 2014-08-24 . 2014-10-15.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxOX4LUDIkU Simone in an interview
- https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=8338530 Producers Evict Chima Simone From 'Big Brother 11'
- Web site: Big Brother's Chima: I Quit a Game I Couldn't Win. People. 2009-08-27 . 2020-02-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090901071145/http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/08/27/big-brothers-chima-i-quit-a-game-i-couldnt-win/ . 2009-09-01.
- http://www.today.com/id/32483854/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/booted-big-brother-contestant-apologizes/ Booted 'Big Brother' contestant apologizes
- http://www.nbcmiami.com/entertainment/television/Reality_TV_scandals_aren_t_just_on_the_screen-56088392.html Reality TV scandals aren't just on the screen
- https://ew.com/article/2009/08/16/big-brother-11-some-final-moments-with-chima/ 'Big Brother 11' Some Final Moments With Chima
- Web site: Big Brother Ratings Hot Streak Continues . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025001235/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/19/big-brother-ratings-hot-streak-continues/25051/ . dead . 2012-10-25 . tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com . 2009-08-19 . 2010-12-27.
- Web site: Reality TV's 10 Best Catfights & Meltdowns . People . 2009-12-08 . 2020-02-28.
- Web site: Top 10 Reality Moments of 2009 . tv.yahoo.com . 2009-12-08 . 2010-12-27.
- Web site: The Wildest 'Big Brother' Moments Ever, from Dan's Funeral to Keesha's Birthday . people.com . 2023-07-27 . 2023-07-28.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuyKZiX6lnw Simone at the Fox Reality Really awards
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzNB_Z62vTg Fox Reality Channel awards with Romain Chavent