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NEW YORK - After rising to culinary stardom preparing impossible meals on his Food Network series, Robert Irvine has met an obstacle his kitchen prowess couldn't overcome-an embellished resume. The star of "Dinner: Impossible" has acknowledged fabricating some of the more fantastic parts of his resume, including having cooked for Britain's Royal Family and various U.S. presidents.Following the revelations, the network announced it would not renew Irvine's contract." We rely on the trust that our viewers have in the accuracy of the information we present, and Robert challenged that trust," the network said in a written release. "I was wrong to exaggerate in statements related to my experiences in the White House and the Royal Family," Irvine said in a written statement. "I am truly sorry for misleading people and misstating the facts."Irvine first acknowledged the fabrications in a Feb. 17 story in the St. Petersburg Times. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. |