Emily Nussbaum
Check out my investigative piece on Love Is Blind, the Netflix hit that sold itself to cast members as a pure-hearted psych experiment—and is currently being sued for false imprisonment, labor violations & setting people up with dangerous soulmates
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/27/is-love-is-blind-a-toxic-workplace
May 21, 2024 at 1:46amWeb
Show threadEmily NussbaumMay 21, 2024
In it, I dug deep into the untold story of Renee Poche, a veterinarian who wound up engaged to an unemployed alcoholic with anger issues, then got edited out of the fifth season— and was sued for $4 million when she spoke out publicly about her experience
Show threadEmily NussbaumMay 21, 2024
Plus much more—including the growing debate over whether reality TV cast members should organize for better treatment (spoiler: yes)
Show threadEmily NussbaumMay 21, 2024
(And if ya like this article, pre-order my book “Cue The Sun: The Invention of Reality TV,” which is about the origin story of the genre!Drops June 25…
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Show threadstiffelmanMay 21, 2024
@Emilynussbaum Kudos!
Show threadEric R. DantonMay 21, 2024
@Emilynussbaum Great quote from Geragos!
Show threadAgas RamirezMay 21, 2024
@Emilynussbaum really appreciate this! I watched the last 3 seasons of the US version and have so many questions. The Japanese and Swedish ones seem to be much better...?