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Love is Blind has allegedly settled the class action lawsuit started by an alumnus of the show Jeremy Hartwell.
Back season 2 participant Haseeb Hussainthe production company behind Love is Blind recently settled the case out of court.
“So, there are producers Love is Blind just settled their class action lawsuit and I got the notice in the mail,” Hussain, an attorney himself, said in December 2024 TikTok video, hold up a legal notice. “They pay a total of $1.4 million to the class representative, which is (Hartwell), 35 percent to the attorneys, which is only half a million dollars, which is crazy because all I get is $4,000, which is the rest. of all others of Love is Blind seasons 2, 3, 4 and 5 a Ultimatum (seasons) 1 and 2.”
According to Hussain, if he “wants more,” he can opt out of the settlement and sue the production company as an individual.
Love Is Blind production company Kinetic Content has responded after former cast members of the reality series claimed they were put through “emotional warfare” during their time on the show. “The well-being of our participants is of utmost importance to Kinetic,” the production company told Variety in a statement on Tuesday, April 18. “We have rigorous protocols (…)
“That would mean a lot more work that I would have to do, so it might be worth taking the $4 (thousand),” Hussain said in his TikTok video, noting that the cause has merit legal because the show apparently mislabeled the participants as independent. contractors instead of workers.
In the comments section of TikTok Hussain, a fellow student of season 2 Kyle Abrams stating that “(its) number is different.” Shayne Jansenfor his part, asking if he too would get a sum.
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“Probably more than me,” Hussain replied.
Abrams, 32, and Jansen, 35, briefly engaged i Shaina Hurley a Natalie Leerespectively, after the season Chicago-set the experiment. Hussain and Hartwell, who were the first to file the lawsuit, left the pods single.
Us Weekly confirm that in July 2022 Hartwell has sued Netflix and Kinetic Contentalleging that show producers are “deliberately underpaying” cast members and “depriving them of food, water and sleep.”
While the premise of Netflix’s Love Is Blind is to help singles find their perfect match, the experiment has not come without drama. During season 2 of the dating show, which premiered in February 2022, multiple love triangles blossomed. In one corner, Shayne Jansen connected with Natalie Lee and Shaina Hurley, and in another corner, Jarrette (…)
“The contracts required contestants to agree that if they left the show before filming was done, they would be penalized by having to pay $50,000 in ‘liquidated damages'” Hartwell’s lawyer, Chantal Paytonsaid in a statement at the time. “With that 50 times what some of the cast members would earn during the whole time they were working, this certainly had the potential to raise fear in the cast and enable the production to get up to age more control.”
Jeremy Hartwell in ‘Love Is Blind’.
Star Baffo/NetflixKinetic Content, for its part, denied the allegations.
“Mr. Hartwell’s part in Love is Blind season 2 lasted less than a week,” representative for the production company say Us the same month. “Unfortunately, for Mr. Hartwell, his journey ended early after he failed to develop a significant connection with any other participant. Although we would not speculate as to his motives for filing the lawsuit, there is absolutely no merit to Mr. Hartwell.”
Neither Hartwell nor Kinetic Content have publicly commented on the proposed settlement.
