Where Is Jimmy Dorsey From 'Gold Rush' Now? He Burned a Few Bridges

Where is Jimmy Dorsey from 'Gold Rush' now? He ruffled a few feathers through claiming the Discovery Channel show is scripted.

The widespread Discovery Channel reality sequence Gold Rush is now in its tenth season, however unfavorable rumors in regards to the display — which follows family-run mining companies located across the Pacific Northwest and Canada — have run rampant since Season 1, in large part because of former solid member Jimmy Dorsey.

The inexperienced miner ruffled a few feathers with an interview he gave shortly after leaving the series in 2011 following an off-camera altercation with fellow Hoffman team member Greg Remsburg. 

So, what is Jimmy as much as in this day and age? Here’s what shall we find out concerning the self-described "adrenaline junkie."

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Where is Jimmy Dorsey from Gold Rush now?

Despite our best efforts, we couldn’t observe down any recent information about the daddy of two, despite the fact that we wouldn’t be surprised if Jimmy is nonetheless operating as a realtor, a task he returned to after exiting the show mid-season. 

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Jimmy in the past said that he switched profession paths following the housing crisis, which supposed giving up his own corporate that hired nearly 20 people. "It was no big deal for me and I said, 'that's fine, I was getting bored with this anyway,'" he claimed in a 2011 interview.

He met Gold Rush big name Todd Hoffman through a hunting staff, which is how he ended up in Alaska mining for money. All in all, he best won about $3,000 from the project. 

"I did not think we had a good show unless we got gold and I was not making very much money from the show; nothing substantial," he told Oregon Gold after his early departure. 

"So for me, I did not think we would get a second season once we got gold and I did not think I would be able to feed my family once we got gold. It was very real for me."

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Is Discovery Channel’s Gold Rush real?

Jimmy angered a lot of his fellow solid individuals when he alleged that most of what you see on the collection is manufactured. "It is scripted from the beginning. They knew exactly what they wanted to see out of the program," he asserted. "Even me leaving was scripted…"

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The Portland local additionally claimed that producers egged on his quarrel with Greg. "They actually direct you into these situations," he mentioned. "I was assaulted by Greg. He broke my ribs. That was very real, but it was also in the script for Episode 4, which ended up being Episode 6, that I would end up leaving the show."

He added, "They push you towards saying I was going to leave if we did not find gold. It was never my intention to leave. My plan was staying the entire summer and seeing it out."

Todd later mentioned that Jimmy’s interview with Oregon Gold "was once not only false but completely uncool." In a heated message to the interviewer, the Gold Rush alum — who left the sequence in Season 8 — wrote, "I can’t tell my side of the story because the real story would hurt [Jimmy] and [I’m] not interested in a pissing match…"

Whether or not it’s scripted, you'll be able to’t deny that Gold Rush is entertaining. Catch new episodes Fridays at Nine p.m. ET on Discovery.

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