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On Friday, we saw a tape of NBC employee Billy Bush and NBC employee Donald Trump creating a hostile work environment (at the very least) for NBC employee Arianne Zucker. Now we have learned that NBC employee Mark Burnett is threatening other NBC employees with financial retribution if they release any similar tapes. In other words, if any whistleblowers come forward with evidence that the Apprentice set was a hostile work environment, they will be punished.
VMA131Marine
(4,139 posts)Penalty for leaking is reported to be $5 million.
Then again, if something really bad gets out Mark Burnett will look horrible for trying to keep it under wraps.
Jason1961
(413 posts)In the interest of fairness every recording they have of Trump should be made available for the public to see!
Orrex
(63,213 posts)anamandujano
(7,004 posts)displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)The TV network blames the TV show production company, and the production company blames the network. And neither will take the other to court to resolve the matter of who's actually liable in any allegation made against a TV show.
All they have to do is try to stall until Nov. 9th, and the issue becomes moot.
Submariner
(12,504 posts)Billy Bush's job back and they want the whistleblowers to STFU, but his career at NBC should be f*cked.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)Thats why the $5mm is floating out there. It is in a Burnett contract with producers on the show. They are his employees, not NBCs.