REALITY SHOW PRODUCER ARRESTED- FOR KIDNAPPING OF FOUR WOMEN.
In Florida, Marc Brilleman, a struggling reality show producer and Creator of "From Pauper to Princess," was arrested on false imprisonment and unpaid wages for his four female contestants that totaled five weeks.
The show's premise "was to build the eight women's self-esteem and help them grow physically, mentally and spiritually." Like Big Brother, the ladies were to live together- on camera, in order to build dramatic tension. Brillemean was apparently finalizing a deal to sell the show, to one of the major network- when the players decide to go on strike of the show- by leaving it early.
The man blocked their exit and locked the doors shut- when he learned of the mutinity. They have been their since Feb. 2008 and could leave recently on weekends, to be with their families. When the cops came after being called, Brillieman said point-blank, the women were under contract and were being "disciplained."
The wanna-be Mark Burnett posted a $3000 bond on his release, a few hours later.
