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-workplaceIn 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
Plus much more—including the growing debate over whether reality TV cast members should organize for better treatment (spoiler: yes)
(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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