Exclusive: Almost six months after Jessie Nizewitz took Viacom and the producers of the VH1 series Dating Naked to court for some big bucks for showing too much of her skin, the reality show contestant's case has been left in its own birthday suit. A New York State Supreme Court judge has granted the defendants' motion for dismissal against the former model (read it here). In a hearing Wednesday, Judge Anil Singh not only dispensed with the August 19, 2014 filed complaint…...
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- 10/17/2014
- by Norman Weiss
- Hitfix
In August, Dating Naked contestant Jessie Nizewitz filed a lawsuit against VH1 operator Viacom and production companies Lighthearted Entertainment and Firelight Entertainment claiming that the show flashed her crotch when she was wrestling with another contestant on the beach. Nizewitz claimed she'd been humiliated on social media following the event and therefore sued for $10 million. But on Thursday, the producers fired back. Viacom filed a motion to dismiss, followed by Lighthearted Entertainment and Firelight Entertainment doing the same. According to the motion, Nizewitz had told producers during her casting process that she had previously worked as a stripper and that...
- 10/17/2014
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW - Inside TV
When Jessie Nizewitz filed a $10 million lawsuit in late August against Viacom and producers of VH1's 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 waiving before a judge three releases signed by Nizewitz that allegedly give the producers the right to show Nizewitz' birthday suit. Both Viacom (read here) as well as Lighthearted Entertainment and Firelight Entertainment (read here) filed memorandums on Thursday to support
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- 10/17/2014
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nudity seems to be the hottest trend on TV, so we took a look at what happens behind the scenes of one of these shows.
Nudity seems to be the hottest trend on TV right now with shows like Naked and Afraid, Dating Naked and Buying Naked reeling in the ratings, so we took a look at what happens behind the scenes of one of these shows.
"Every now and then there's a special show that breaks out and touches a nerve with America," said Naked and Afraid executive producer David Garfinkle. "That's really what Naked and Afraid has evolved into."
Pics: See The Stars Of Dating Naked, Naked Behind The Scenes
Unfortunately, Dating Naked contestant Jessie Nizewitz couldn't say the same for her show. She's suing VH1's parent company Viacom for $10 million for allegedly leaving part of her body unblurred.
According to Jessie's attorney, behind the scenes "there is an understanding that is spoken between...
Nudity seems to be the hottest trend on TV right now with shows like Naked and Afraid, Dating Naked and Buying Naked reeling in the ratings, so we took a look at what happens behind the scenes of one of these shows.
"Every now and then there's a special show that breaks out and touches a nerve with America," said Naked and Afraid executive producer David Garfinkle. "That's really what Naked and Afraid has evolved into."
Pics: See The Stars Of Dating Naked, Naked Behind The Scenes
Unfortunately, Dating Naked contestant Jessie Nizewitz couldn't say the same for her show. She's suing VH1's parent company Viacom for $10 million for allegedly leaving part of her body unblurred.
According to Jessie's attorney, behind the scenes "there is an understanding that is spoken between...
- 10/16/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
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