What Do The 'Love is Blind' Lawsuits Mean For Reality TV?

“爱情是盲目的”诉讼对真人秀电视意味着什么?

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2024-07-02

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New Yorker writer Emily Nussbaum discusses the lawsuits brought forth by the Love is Blind cast members, and reflects on how reality TV has impacted our culture. Her new book about the history of reality TV is Cue the Sun! Also, classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a recording by Finnish condutor Klaus Mäkelä. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • What do reality show cast members face that viewers don't get to see?

  • For example, the hit reality tv show Love is blind.

  • That show follows the contestants as they choose a spouse by talking one on one with 15 people without ever having seen them, not even a photo.

  • It's a little more complicated than that, and we'll describe it more in a minute.

  • Working conditions for those cast members have led to accusations against the show's production companies, including false imprisonment and abuse.

  • Several lawsuits have been filed.

  • Two former cast members have formed a group to help connect reality show cast members to legal and mental health resources.

  • My guest Emily Nussbaum writes about this in a recent article called is Love is blind a toxic workplace.

  • The article is also about the restrictive contracts, including non disclosure agreements that cast members must sign.

  • Fans dont usually know about behind the scenes problems because the nondisclosure agreements prevent cast members from revealing them with without the risk of a hefty financial penalty.

  • Nussbaum says the contracts for love is blind are similar to ones on other reality tv shows.

  • Emily Nussbaum is also the author of a new book about the invention of reality tv called Cue the sun, which well talk about a little later.