‘Married at First Sight’: Cast of MAFS Agree to Public Humiliation?
Married at First Sight‘s cast has to agree to some pretty serious and life-altering things in their contract. One of the things they have to agree to is public humiliation.
Married at First Sight: Airing Dirty Laundry for Public Humiliation
Fans of Married at First Sight see a lot of raw moments on the Lifetime show. But the one thing you may not know is that not everything you see has to be true. In the contract for the show, it says that the things people see about you may be factual or fictional.
Since there is a nondisclosure agreement, the Married at First Sight cast can’t always set the record straight. But many people see through the editing done in production. To get on the show, you must agree that you or someone else might reveal something embarrassing about yourself.
In fact, the contract says that the information might be, “private, surprising, defamatory, or disparaging.” And many Married at First Sight fans said they would be scared to sign anything that gave a production company so much free license. It goes on to say that you might experience, “public ridicule, humiliation or condemnation” and that it might portray them in a “false light.”
Cast Members Bring Home the Dough
Many Married at First Sight viewers wonder if people get money for being on the show. The contract says that each person gets $1,000 per original episode if they get a match. And it doesn’t look like the couples in season 11 got anything extra despite the extended time period of the experiment.
Some people say that some previous MAFS cast has faked their desire to marry. And people believe that they just came on the show to get money and get famous. In fact, a lot of fans think they shouldn’t pay the cast if they are really trying to find love.
On the other hand, others think that getting paid $1,000 for a few episodes of Married at First Sight doesn’t make up for the time they take away from their lives. Whatever the case, that is part of the agreement. And may explain why some of the people are so excited to get on the show.
Married at First Sight: Signing Away All Rights
The people that come on Married at First Sight for recognition and fame might not get exactly what they want. The contract to be on the show has many clauses in it that will prohibit people from using the content. One of the parts says, “producer shall have the exclusive right to use” the content.
As a matter of fact, the producer can broadcast, exhibit, distribute, and advertise in any way they want. Once the person is on film, it’s up to the producers to do whatever they choose to do with the footage they get. Some people think that is scary and explains some of the very misleading edits.
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