Amid Bethenny Frankel Fight, Bravo Clarifies Claim That Reality Stars Are Being ‘Silenced’ By NDAs (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent After multiple legal letters have been sent to NBCUniversal regarding the treatment of the company’s reality stars — a fight that was kickstarted by former “Real Housewives” star Bethenny Frankel — Bravo is firing back, by clarifying on the record that the network does not silence cast members through non-disclosure agreements.
Frankel has been vocal that she wants reality TV stars get better working conditions, payment, protections and possibly unionize.
On Aug. 20, lawyers working with Frankel claimed that NBCUniversal holds reality stars and crew members to NDAs that prohibit them from discussing alleged mistreatment and has threatened them, should they speak out.
NBCUniversal says the company does not hold its reality stars or crew members to non-disclosure agreements for the purpose of forbidding them from speaking about their time working on shows, and does not prohibit them from reporting mistreatment.
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