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When I think about reality TV, there's one thing that comes to mind, drama. But these days, that industry is also finding drama off-screen. Cast members across several shows have been speaking out about the way that they're treated on set. Sleep deprivation was honestly terrible.
There were just cameras in your face constantly.
You don't know what day it is. You don't know what the heck is going on ever. If they want you to talk about something that makes you super uncomfortable, which they most likely will, you're going to be talking about that.
If you don't drink, they interrogate you and ask you why you're not drinking.
They say that you're more fun when you are drunk. Some cast members have filed charges, and one of those cases is set to go to court later this year. That case is about one of the biggest reality shows on TV today.
I've met the person I want to spend the rest of my life with.
Netflix's Love is Blind.
I've never seen her before.
A former cast member from that show, which is about to drop its latest season on Friday, is one of the loudest voices calling for change in the industry.
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