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Would a show titled “Dating Naked” really air without covering itself for a potential lawsuit?
When Jessie filed a $10 million lawsuit in late August against Viacom and producers of Dating Naked for allegedly violating her privacy by failing to “blur out her vagina and anus,” one might have assumed that the producers would rush to move the dispute into private arbitration. But the defendants have gone the extra step by waving before a judge three releases signed by that allegedly give the producers the right to show ‘ birthday suit.
says in her lawsuit that since the initial airing of the third episode of Dating Naked, she “has suffered and continues to suffer severe extreme emotional distress, mental anguish, humiliation and embarrassment.”
The agreements that , 28, signed as a condition to participate on the program are described by the producers as “unequivocal” in that Dating Naked was conferred the right to film her in the nude, that the footage would be telecast without restriction, and that she waived any claims arising out of her appearance on the show. What’s more, See the participant agreement below — a whopping 33-page contract that details the type of onerous conditions that reality TV must consent to before appearing, including $2 million in liquidated damages for breaching the contract.
‘Dating Naked’ Producers Tell Judge They Have Right to Show “Unfettered Nudity” (Exclusive)


















