The Challenge family has had a rough month, to say the least. Longtime cast members
Diem Brown and
Ryan Knight tragically passed away so close to each other in November—Brown lost her battle with cancer, while Knight was found dead in the morning after a night out with friends.
Real World/Challenge creator
Jonathan Murray knows how hard their deaths have hit the close-knit group of
Challenge cast members and the fans who have watched them compete on the reality series over the years. Murray tells E! Online, “It has been really hard. We get to know these people over the years and it’s hard on everybody. Our crews and our producers get very close to the cast.”
