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hollywoodreporter.com - 3/20/2009

'American Idol' producer hit with lawsuit

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Former employees have filed a class-action suit against "American Idol" producer FremantleMedia North America, alleging they were overworked and underpaid.

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dingorue.com - 3/26/2009

American Idol Season 8 Episode 23

— dingorue.com — Alexis Grace was sent home in American Idol 8 Episode 22 , which brought us down to... the top 10. Tonight is Motown night with the guidance of Smokey Robinson. Originally posted at: dingoRUE American Idol Season 8 Episode 23 (more) American Idol Season 8 Episode 23

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daemonstv.com - 3/27/2009

AMERICAN IDOL “1 Out of 10 Eliminated” Review

— daemonstv.com — And got another elimination on AMERICAN IDOL Season 8. It’s now down to 9 contestants. Elimination night... is never that exciting for me, it’s all about finding out who’s in the bottom three and who gets eliminated. And so I’ll keep this short. So who went home? ... (more) AMERICAN IDOL “1 Out of 10 Eliminated” Review

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realitytvsoup.com - 3/26/2009

American Idol 8 Top 10 Predictions

— realitytvsoup.com — The top 10 American Idol contestants took on Motown last night in their hopes to be the... next American Idol. Adam Lambert stole the evening singing Tracks of My Tears, which Simon dubbed the best performance of the night. Allison was right on his heels with her performance of "Papa Was A Rolling ... (more) American Idol 8 Top 10 Predictions

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The Heart Wants What It Wants
Gawker: defamer — ... ] [image] American Idol producer FremantleMedia has been slapped with a big ol' class-action lawsuit, by a group of former employees who claim the company denied them overtime pay and breaks for meals. The three plaintiffs claim that Freemantle made them falsify time cards and work well over 40 hours a week, on several of their shows, for no extra pay. At least they didn't have to sleep in a van for six months, like the Idol contestants. [ THR ]

Television employees are overworked and underpaid
TV Squad — ... It should come as no surprise that behind-the-scenes folks on television (and sometimes even in-front-of-the-scenes folks) are routinely taken advantage of in the entertainment industry (if it can happen at Walmart, it can happen anywhere). However, it seems that some of these employees are fighting back, specifically against FremantleMedia, the producers of American Idol. Fremantle is being accused of not paying overtime, falsifying time cards, and not giving employees the meals and breaks they're supposed to get. ...