‘Real Housewives’ Star Bethenny Frankel Urges Reality TV Union Formation Amid Strikes

Bethenny Frankel, who starred in the reality TV show ‘Real Housewives of New York City’, is advocating for the formation of a union for reality TV show stars. She spoke out about the need for fair treatment and protection of participants amid recent strikes by reality TV writers. Frankel highlighted the lack of regulations and contracts in the industry, which leave participants vulnerable to exploitation. She believes a union would provide a collective voice and better working conditions for reality TV stars. This call for a union comes as the reality TV industry faces increasing scrutiny over its treatment of participants..

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Bethenny Frankel is calling for a reality TV union.

Amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in Hollywood for fair pay and treatment in Hollywood for writers and actors, the Real Housewives alum is speaking out about the treatment of reality TV stars.

She says she was paid $7,250 for the first season of RHONY, but has never received any compensation afterward. She’s calling for residual-like payments when their series become hits and are replayed by networks and streamers.

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“Just because you can, as a streamer or a network, play the show as much as you want, doesn’t mean you should,” she said to Variety.

“Meaning, yes, they’re going to get as much milk out of the cows as they could because it’s legal. We signed a contract. Does it mean we should be exploited? It means when you get a ratings bump or something happens, you should share. Networks and streamers have been exploiting people for too long.”

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“Just because you can exploit young, doe-eyed talent desperate for the platform TV gives them, it doesn’t mean you should. They don’t know what they don’t know. I was playing chess, but how do I help the people who may not know the game?” she continued.

“We should just find out what reality shows are in production right now and say, ‘Just stop working. Say you’re not going to work unless they take down all the things you’ve done in the past and then we can negotiate for the future.’”

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Reality TV star Bethenny Frankel is advocating for a union for reality TV stars in the wake of strikes by writers and actors. Frankel, a former cast member on “The Real Housewives of New York City,” revealed that she was paid only $7,250 for her first season on the show and has not received any compensation since. She is calling for residual-like payments for reality TV stars when their series are replayed by networks and streamers. Frankel believes that networks and streamers have been exploiting reality TV stars for too long and that they should share in the success of the shows they star in.

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