I cannot believe that Kid Nation is really going to air.
Posted By: Hayseed on 2007-09-15
In Reply to: Kid Nation & Survivor China. - n/m - San Francisco
I just think that is the most messed up thing I have read about.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_6785625
(snipet from the on-line article)
...."Jeff Hermanson, assistant executive director of the Writers Guild of America, said in the Los Angeles Times last week, "To me, this is the sweatshop of the entertainment industry. What's happened with `Kid Nation' is typical and universal, but it's much worse because it's about children."
Throwing even more fuel on the fire: the agreement signed by the parents of the kids and the production company, a copy of which was obtained by the New York Times. In the contract - a standard one used by most reality shows - the parents (who could not visit their kids during filming) essentially signed away the children's rights, absolving Forman's company and CBS from any responsibility for injuries, working conditions or unsafe housing.
There was also a clause covering "emotional distress, illness, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV and pregnancy."
And if the parents complained to the press, they were subject to a $5 million penalty under a confidentiality agreement."....
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