Love is blind He allegedly settled the class action lawsuit initiated by the Show Alum Jeremy Hartwell.
according to Season 2 participant Haseeb Husseinthe production company behind Love is blind The case was recently settled out of court.
“So my product Love is blind “I just settled their class action lawsuit and got the notice in the mail,” Hussein, the same attorney, said in December 2024. Tik Tok Video, hold legal notice. “They pay a total of $1.4 million to the class representative, which is (Hartwell), and 35 percent to the attorneys, which is only half a million dollars, which is crazy because all I get is $4,000, and that's the rest.” From everyone from Love is blind Seasons 2, 3, 4, and 5 warning (Seasons) 1 and 2.
According to Hussein, if he “wants more,” he can withdraw from the settlement and sue the production company as an individual.
Love Is Blind's label, Kinetic Content, has responded after former members of the reality series claimed they experienced “emotional warfare” during their time on the show. “The well-being of our participants is of the utmost importance to Kinetic,” the production company told Variety in a statement on Tuesday, April 18. “We have strict protocols (…)
“It would mean a lot of work for me to do, so it might be worth getting $4 (thousand),” Hussein said in his TikTok video, noting that the lawsuit had merit because the show apparently described the participants as… Wrongly they are considered independent. Contractors instead of employees.
In Hussein's comments section on TikTok, season 2 colleague Kyle Abrams “His number was different,” he noted. Shane JansenFor his part, he asked if he would also receive the amount.
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Hussein replied: “Maybe more than me.”
Abrams (32 years old) and Janssen (35 years old) They were briefly engaged to Sheena Hurley and Natalie Leerespectively, after a trial season set in Chicago. Hussein and Hartwell, who were the first to file the lawsuit, left the capsule alone.
Us Weekly He confirmed in July 2022 that Hartwell has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Kinetic Contentclaiming that the producers “intentionally underpaid” cast members and “deprived them of food, water, and sleep.”
While the premise of Netflix's Love Is Blind is to help single people find their perfect match, the experience hasn't been without drama. During the second season of the dating show, which premiered in February 2022, multiple love triangles blossomed. In one corner, Shane Jansen hooked up with Natalie Lee and Sheena Hurley, and in another, Jarrett (…)
“The contracts required the contestants to agree that if they left the show before filming was completed, they would be punished by being required to pay $50,000 in liquidated damages,” Hartwell's attorney said. Chantal Paytonhe said in a statement at the time. “With that being 50 times what some cast members would have earned for the entire time they had worked, this certainly had the potential to instill fear in the cast and enable the production to exercise more control.”
Jeremy Hartwell in “Love Is Blind.”
Sir Pavo/NetflixFor its part, Kinetic Content denied these allegations.
Mr. Hartwell's participation in the second season of Love is Blind lasted less than one week. Representative of the production company He said we In the same month. “Unfortunately, for Mr. Hartwell, his journey ended early after he failed to develop a significant relationship with any other participant. While we will not speculate on his motives for filing the lawsuit, there is absolutely no basis for Mr. Hartwell's claims.”
Neither Hartwell nor Kinetic Content has publicly addressed the proposed settlement.
