ɪn ɐ stˈeɪtmənt pˈoʊstᵻd tə ðə kˈaɪæk wˈɛbsaɪt, kˈaɪæk tʃˈiːf mˈɑːɹkɪɾɪŋ ˈɑːfɪsɚ ɹˈɑːbɚt bˈɜːdʒ ɹˈoʊt ðæt tˌiːˌɛlsˈiː “wʌz nˌɑːt ˈʌpfɹʌnt wɪð ˌʌs ɐbˌaʊt ðə nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌvðə ʃˈoʊ”.
In a statement posted to the Kayak website, Kayak chief marketing officer Robert Birge wrote that TLC “was not upfront with us about the nature of the show”.