NBCUniversal and Bravo have simply been hit with a lawsuit, which accuses the networks of mistreating the personalities of their many actuality exhibits.
After Real Housewives of New York City alum Bethenny Frankel, 52, inspired her fellow actuality stars to hitch the SAG-AFTRA strike, claiming they had been “getting screwed” by Hollywood, a authorized letter has been despatched to NBC’s illustration, Kimberley Harris, by attorneys Bryan Friedman and Mark Geragos.
In the authorized letter obtained by Page Six on August 4, the networks had been stated to have put their stars by “grotesque and depraved mistreatment” and of making “deliberate attempts” to “manufacture mental instability” by offering their expertise with “alcohol while depriving them of food and sleep, as well as denying mental health treatment for those displaying obvious and alarming signs of mental deterioration.”
They’re additionally accused of “distributing and/or condoning the distribution of non-consensual pornography,” and the “distribution of revenge porn.”
While no actual particulars got in regard to the revenge porn, together with names, the case went on to counsel the networks are responsible of “covering up acts of sexual violence” as they had been requested to protect details about the supposed porn and sexual violence.
“As you know, NBC has a pattern and practice of grotesque and depraved mistreatment of the reality stars and crewmembers on whose account its coffers swell,” the letter acknowledged. “[NBC has] threatened [cast members] with ruin should they decide to speak out about their mistreatment.”
“As a result, the sordid and dark underbelly of NBC’s widely consumed reality TV universe has remained under wraps for far too long,” the letter added. “Please be advised that the day of reckoning has arrived.”
The authorized letter comes on the heels of feedback made by Bethenny, who left her function on RHONY in August 2019, in regard to actuality stars and the strike.
“I myself have generated millions and millions of dollars in advertising and online impressions being on reality TV and have never made a single residual,” she defined on her Instagram account final month, including that actuality stars are thought of the “losers” of the leisure world.
“It’s complete and total bullsh-t,” she continued. “It just occurred to me, everyone is talking about actors and we don’t get paid s–t. So, either I’m missing something or we’re getting screwed too.”
Also throughout her rant, Bethenny inspired Raquel Leviss to proceed to play hardball with Bravo amid her negotiations for Vanderpump Rules season 11.
“The girl was a punching bag for everybody on every talk show in the entertainment industry,” she stated. “She should not be shooting. She should be negotiating a contract that says … ‘I got dragged through the streets, and I was abused mentally.’”
In addition to Bethenny, Lisa Rinna, 60, has additionally spoken out in help of actuality stars amid the writers’ strike, resharing a submit from a fan on her Instagram Story that known as for a BravoCon boycott.
“I mean if we’re being real here, shouldn’t all the woke Bravo Stans boycott Bravocon? They love flexing how progressive they are by calling everybody racist and campaigning for reality stars to be fired. Well, there’s nothing more left wing than workers rights and unions!” the message declared.
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