Richard Hatch

The lawyer for "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch said Wednesday that her client was taken to jail because he granted two TV interviews without getting the required permission from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Hatch had been serving the remainder of his prison term for tax evasion on home confinement at his sister's home in Newport, R.I. He granted three television interviews this week -- to NBC's "Today" show, NBC affiliate WJAR-TV and the NBC-owned "Access Hollywood." The Bureau of Prisons would not comment on Hatch's case, but spokeswoman Traci Billingsley said prisoners on home confinement cannot grant interviews without first getting permission.

Everything is not coming up roses for the proposed big-screen remake of "Gypsy" that would have starred Barbra Streisand. Warner Bros. confirmed Monday that the project was no longer active there. No explanation was offered, but Arthur Laurents, who wrote the book for the original 1959 Broadway musical, told the Hartford Courant that he had withdrawn permission for it. Laurents, 93, who also has directed several Broadway revivals of the show, which features music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, said his decision had nothing to do with Streisand.

Novelist: Anne Rice is selling the $8-million La Jolla home she bought less than a year ago and is moving to a $4.2-million house in Rancho Mirage. The former New Orleans denizen "found La Jolla cold," said her real estate agent, Bonnie Adams. 'Survivor' star: The tax fraud trial of Richard Hatch opened Thursday in Providence, R.I., with a federal prosector charging that Hatch intentionally failed to report his $1-million prize to the IRS.

Reality TV star Richard Hatch, who spent more than three years behind bars for tax evasion, should go to jail for violating the conditions of his supervised release, federal prosecutors in Providence, R.I., recommended Monday. Hatch was convicted in 2006 of failing to pay taxes on the $1-million prize he won on the debut season of "Survivor," the CBS reality TV show. He was released from prison in 2009 and began serving a three-year term of supervised release. He was ordered to file amended tax returns for 2000 and 2001 as a condition of his release, which Hatch has failed to do. A judge this month found Hatch in violation of his supervised release but postponed a punishment until he could hear more arguments from both sides.

Richard Hatch, the first winner of CBS' "Survivor," said Friday he thought the network was responsible for paying the taxes on his $1-million prize and that's why he didn't pay them. He told an interviewer he was "absolutely not guilty." Prosecutors have charged Hatch with filing false 2000 and 2001 tax returns, omitting his income from the reality show, as well as $321,000 he was paid by a Boston radio station. Hatch, who lives in Newport, R.I.

Richard Hatch deserves a new trial on charges he failed to pay taxes on his $1 million "Survivor" prize because a judge improperly kept him from testifying about claims of cheating on the CBS reality series, his lawyer told an appeals court in Boston on Thursday. Hatch, 45, was convicted last year of tax evasion and sentenced to more than four years in prison. He is serving his sentence at a minimum-security prison in Morgantown, W.Va.

Richard Hatch, who won $1 million in the debut season of "Survivor," was sentenced in Providence, R.I., Tuesday to 51 months in prison for failing to pay income taxes on his reality TV prize and other earnings. Hatch, 45, was convicted in January. The charges carried a maximum of 13 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Ernest Torres said he issued a harsher than expected sentence because Hatch had committed perjury repeatedly during his trial. "It seems unfortunately very clear to me that Mr.

Richard Hatch, who became a millionaire when he won the first "Survivor" reality show, has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of tax evasion for failing to report income, including the $1.01 million he won on the TV show. Federal prosecutors charged that Hatch, 43, filed false 2000 and 2001 tax returns, omitting his income from the CBS show, as well as $321,000 he was paid by a Boston radio station. The penalty could be up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine for each charge.

Richard Hatch, who won the $1-million prize on the debut season of "Survivor," says he's finding it difficult to adjust to life in prison. Hatch, 45, of Newport, R.I., was convicted by a federal jury in January of failing to pay taxes on the prize and other income. He was sentenced in May to 51 months in prison by a judge who said the reality TV star had repeatedly lied on the witness stand. "I'm doing lots of intake stuff, like clothing and getting to know the place ...

Kathleen Turner's husky voice should come in handy on "Friends" (8 p.m. NBC) as Chandler's estranged, cross-dressing father. Would it surprise you to know Chandler doesn't want "dad" on the guest list? Million-dollar man Richard Hatch and five of his "Survivor" castmates exploit their fame on a celebrity edition of "Weakest Link" (8:30 p.m. NBC). Can't wait to hear acerbic host Anne Robinson tell most of them "Goodbye." "Just Shoot Me" (9:30 p.m.

"Survivor" winner Richard Hatch was released from a Massachusetts jail Friday after completing a federal sentence for evading taxes on the $1 million he won during the CBS reality show's first season. Hatch was freed shortly before 6 a.m. from Barnstable County jail in Bourne, Mass., sheriff spokesman Roy Lyons said. He was driven home to Newport, R.I., by sheriff's deputies and arrived there around 7:30 a.m., Lyons said. Hatch is living with his sister, who declined to comment Friday and instructed a reporter to leave the property.

Richard Hatch deserves a new trial on charges he failed to pay taxes on his $1 million "Survivor" prize because a judge improperly kept him from testifying about claims of cheating on the CBS reality series, his lawyer told an appeals court in Boston on Thursday. Hatch, 45, was convicted last year of tax evasion and sentenced to more than four years in prison. He is serving his sentence at a minimum-security prison in Morgantown, W.Va.

Richard Hatch, who won the $1-million prize on the debut season of "Survivor," says he's finding it difficult to adjust to life in prison. Hatch, 45, of Newport, R.I., was convicted by a federal jury in January of failing to pay taxes on the prize and other income. He was sentenced in May to 51 months in prison by a judge who said the reality TV star had repeatedly lied on the witness stand. "I'm doing lots of intake stuff, like clothing and getting to know the place ...

Richard Hatch, who won $1 million in the debut season of "Survivor," was sentenced in Providence, R.I., Tuesday to 51 months in prison for failing to pay income taxes on his reality TV prize and other earnings. Hatch, 45, was convicted in January. The charges carried a maximum of 13 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Ernest Torres said he issued a harsher than expected sentence because Hatch had committed perjury repeatedly during his trial. "It seems unfortunately very clear to me that Mr.

Richard Hatch, who won $1 million in the first season of "Survivor," was found guilty Wednesday in Providence, R.I., of failing to pay taxes on his winnings. Hatch was handcuffed and taken into custody after U.S. District Judge Ernest Torres said he was a potential flight risk. He also was convicted of evading taxes on $327,000 he earned as co-host of a Boston radio show and $28,000 in rent on property he owned. He was acquitted of seven bank, mail and wire fraud charges.

Richard Hatch's lawyer said Friday that the "Survivor" winner caught his fellow reality-show contestants cheating, and when he told producers about it they struck a deal: They would pay the taxes on the million-dollar prize if Hatch won. During a break in Hatch's testimony in Providence, R.I., his attorney, Michael Minns, told U.S. District Judge Ernest Torres of his plans to have "Survivor's" first-ever winner testify about the deal.

Richard Hatch, who won $1 million on the first season of the reality show "Survivor," pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he failed to pay taxes on his winnings and other income. Hatch has been charged with tax evasion, filing a false tax return, wire fraud, bank fraud and mail fraud. He entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I.

Novelist: Anne Rice is selling the $8-million La Jolla home she bought less than a year ago and is moving to a $4.2-million house in Rancho Mirage. The former New Orleans denizen "found La Jolla cold," said her real estate agent, Bonnie Adams. 'Survivor' star: The tax fraud trial of Richard Hatch opened Thursday in Providence, R.I., with a federal prosector charging that Hatch intentionally failed to report his $1-million prize to the IRS.