Netflix Sued by Love Is Blind Contestant Over ‘Inhumane Working Conditions’

A contestant of Love is Blind has sued the producers of the Netflix reality series. The contestant alleged that the production has not paid wages and operated under “inhumane working conditions.” The class action suit was filed in the California Superior Court on Monday. It has named Netflix and producers Kinetic Content and Delirium TV as the defendants.

Love is Blind’s Stephen Richardson sues Netflix producers over unpaid wages

In a rather surprising twist, Stephen Richardson, a contestant on the seventh season of Love Is Blind, has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Netflix, Kinetic Content, and Delirium TV, for unpaid wages and inhuman working conditions.

The lawsuit alleges that Richardson and other cast members were “willfully misclassified” as “independent contractors.” It also states that their employers had excessive control over their work timings and manner. This control, according to the lawsuit, should make them eligible for protection under California law. The lawsuit also claimed that the production kept the contestants in “unsafe” working conditions. It restricted them from communicating with the outside world.

It is not yet clear what the suit is seeking in damages.

Interestingly, this is not the first lawsuit that Love is Blind is facing. Previously, Renee Poche sued the makers of the show for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Poche also claimed that the show violated California labor codes.

But Poche ended up on the wrong side of the proceedings because she broke the non-disclosure agreement. In Richardson’s suit, he alleged that he was forced to sign a similar NDA, which would force him to pay nearly $100,000 for breaches.

This lawsuit is another dent in the reputation of reality TV shows, as it points to the exploitative nature of the field. This has been a debate for quite a while now. Many such instances happened in the past.

Netflix and Kinetic are yet to respond to the lawsuit, as per Variety.

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