Teen suing 'Wife Swap' for $100M http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2010/03/23/Teen-suing-Wife-Swap-for-100M/UPI-63901269401610/
NEW YORK, March 23 (UPI) -- A teen who appeared with her family on "Wife Swap" is suing the reality show's producers for $100 million, court papers filed in New York indicate. Lawyers for Alicia Guastafarro, now 18, have filed the lawsuit against Disney, ABC and RDF Media in Manhattan Supreme Court, the New York Post said. The suit claims the show was partially scripted and producers coached Guastafarro to exhibit bad behavior that ultimately exposed her to "ridicule, mockery and derision" from her peers. The former honor student alleges she had to finish high school in a special program because the show had such a negative impact on her life. "For their own profit, defendants purposefully, intentionally and knowingly caused severe emotional and psychological harm to a fragile 15-year-old," the Post quoted the suit as saying. The show's producers declined to comment on the lawsuit, the newspaper said. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
