The Reality of TV Contestant Releases in the UAE
Type
E-journal
Date
4 Apr 2016
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
General Media & Communications, Defamation, Privacy
Copyright
LexisNexis
Relevant company
Al Tamimi & Company
Analysis
The television program ‘The X Factor' was cancelled in the USA in 2014. But, in the legal world, the program has just scored a second lease of life.
Ms H, a North Carolina singer who appeared in the program as part of its audition process, has lodged a claim in the Los Angeles Superior Court against the producers of the program. Her claim is for intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, false light, invasion of privacy and gross negligence.
This article will briefly describe the claim and consider how it might be treated under UAE law.
The Claim