With The Problem: Battle of the Eras at present airing on MTV, former solid member Theresa Jones claims a number of people from the present owe her an apology.
She talked about present winners Johnny Bananas and Laurel Stucky, who seem in MTV’s present season.
Theresa, 39, hasn’t appeared on the competitors present since 2020’s Double Brokers, the place she teamed up with Jay Starrett.
Following her elimination in Episode 9 by Kaycee Clark, she seemingly introduced her official retirement from the present in an emotional speech.
She reiterated her choice to stay retired because of having surgical procedure and desirous to spend extra time along with her household away from actuality TV.
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Nevertheless, she posted a cryptic message on social media earlier this week, seeming to name out her former castmates and a producer for an unspecified incident.
Theresa posted a cryptic message about The Problem
Taking to X and Instagram, Theresa posted a message that appeared to be a couple of earlier incident or scenario from MTV’s The Problem.
Her message additionally talked about Hurricane Milton threatening Florida just some weeks after Hurricane Helene induced demise and destruction in a number of states, together with Florida.
“Simply in case Hurricane Milton tries to take me out: You owe me a f***in apology for turning a blind eye!! What occurred in Uruguay was NOT OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” she wrote.
Her message included tags for The Problem, manufacturing firm Bunim Murray, MTV, Johnny Bananas, Laurel, and present producer Lisa Fletcher.
Theresa’s X message didn’t enable replies and had over 100 shares with 300-plus likes.
In a message she posted to X two days earlier than that, Theresa shared a screenshot of particulars obtained from The Problem Fandom Wiki to level out how few minority solid members have gained the competitors present.
“I imply it’s kinda black and white at this level! Lol,” she wrote above the screenshot.
The screenshot mentions that 23 of the 142 first-place winners of The Problem, or 16 %, are minorities. As well as, it mentions that since 2006’s The Problem Season 13, solely seven solid members, or 9 %, who gained the present are minorities.
“4 have been Challengers and three have been from different exhibits,” the screenshot says.
What occurred in Uruguay for The Problem?
Whereas Theresa doesn’t present any specifics about an incident, her mentions of two castmates and Uruguay may give some clues.
Season 25 of MTV’s present, The Problem: Free Brokers, was filmed in 2014 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and Pucon, Chile.
Theresa, Bananas, and Laurel have been castmates this season, with the latter two opponents successful the ultimate.
Simply earlier than the ultimate, Laurel eradicated Theresa in Puzzle Pyramid, which noticed Bananas remove Chris “CT” Tamburello. The episode footage confirmed the ladies going first, adopted by the boys, though that won’t have been the order they went in.
The elimination occasion concerned completely different puzzles the opponents needed to clear up to maneuver up three ranges on a podium-like construction. The primary competitor to finish their puzzles, attain the highest of the construction, and ring the bell gained.
“That is my worst nightmare,” Theresa mentioned in a confessional concerning the puzzle elimination.
Laurel appeared to advance shortly via her first two puzzles as Theresa struggled. Nevertheless, Theresa ultimately accomplished the 2 puzzles and moved on to the ultimate puzzle, as Laurel was nonetheless making an attempt to unravel it.
It concerned putting squares with numbers on them so that every row, column, and diagonal line equaled 15. Within the footage (under), Theresa thought she’d solved it and requested for a verify, however host TJ Lavin advised her it was incorrect.
Quickly after, the footage exhibits Laurel calling for a verify and successful the occasion, sending Theresa house.
That season’s ultimate featured $350,000 in prize cash, with first place man and lady receiving $125,000 every. The second-place man and lady acquired $35,000 every, whereas third place acquired $15,000 every.
The Actual World: Portland’s Jonny Reilly completed second for the boys, adopted by The Actual World: San Diego’s Zach Nichols. For the ladies, Laurel completed forward of The Actual World: Las Vegas star Nany Gonzalez and The Actual World: Brooklyn’s Devyn Simone.
After shedding the elimination, Theresa acquired a send-off speech from TJ and shook his hand with a short hug. She additionally mentioned goodbye to her castmates with none antagonistic remarks geared toward anybody.
“There’s nothing extra painful than shedding this strategy to her, particularly out of all folks. It sucks,” Theresa mentioned in her teary-eyed post-elimination confessional interview.
It’s unclear if Theresa’s current X message refers to this example and suggests Laurel had assist from Bananas or if one thing else not captured on movie occurred that season.
The Problem: Battle of the Eras airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on MTV.
