Bethenny Frankel’s Attorneys GOES HARD On Bravo! DEMANDS Stars UN-GAGGED and More Celebs Join the Battle!
Bethenny Frankel’s Attorneys GOES HARD On Bravo! DEMANDS Stars UN-GAGGED and More Celebs Join the Battle!
The heat has been cranked up on Bravo and NBCUniversal by lawyers demanding that the companies free their reality stars from nondisclosure agreements, to enable them to speak out on any alleged mistreatment.
Attorney, Bryan Freedman, accused the network of violating a California law that prohibits companies from forcing future reality TV stars to sign nondisclosures that prevent them from disclosing “unlawful acts in the workplace.”
The attorney claimed in a legal letter obtained by TMZ that some of the relevant content falls under a category that includes “racism; sexism; sexual violence; revenge porn; child labor; forced intoxication; and psychological, emotional, and physical abuse.”
The lawyers, who were recruited by former reality star, Bethenny Frankel, are asking that the company release the unscripted stars from their NDAs, but at the very least allow the stars to reveal alleged “illegal conduct” during production of their respective shows.
Frankel took to social media last month to assert that reality stars are often underpaid and mistreated.
“Reality stars are the stepchildren, the losers, the mules, the pack horses, the ones that the entertainment industry is going to rely on right now to carry the water and do the heavy lifting when real stars, real A-list Hollywood is on strike,” the former Real Housewives of New York City star said.
Frankel recruited powerhouse lawyers, Mark Geragos and Freedman, who fired off a legal letter to the network alleging “grotesque and depraved mistreatment” including “plying cast members with alcohol while depriving them of food and sleep,” “denying mental health treatment to cast members” and “covering up acts of sexual violence.”
Page Six went on to report that 80 stars had signed on to Frankel’s cause.
“It’s going to be a massive thing. There are multiple individuals wanting to join this … at least 80 people have reached out, men and women,” an insider told the outlet, earlier this month.
The snitch didn’t spill names but noted that the list was definitely ‘Housewife’ heavy” with “multiple franchises of ‘Housewives,’ but it’s people from all different Bravo shows.”
Another source confirmed that “Bethenny is recruiting people” — mainly “former Housewife types.”
Bethenny Frankel has also been slammed behind the scenes by multiple reality TV personalities, who accused the ex Bravo star of hypocrisy and ingratitude, according to the same outlet.
An NBCUniversal rep responded to the claims, stating that they are “committed to maintaining a safe and respectful workplace for cast and crew on our reality shows.”
“At the outset, we require our third-party production partners to have appropriate workplace policies and training in place,” the statement continued. “If complaints are brought to our attention, we work with our production partners to ensure that timely, appropriate action is or has been taken, including investigations, medical and/or psychological support, and other remedial action that may be warranted such as personnel changes.”
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Avigail is an Entertainment blogger at All About The Tea, who specializes in The Real Housewives of Atlanta and The Real Housewives of Potomac. Avigail has a background in marketing. She’s a Brooklynite living in the Bahamas, with a passion for travel, writing, reality TV watching, pop culture and spoken word.