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Reality TV Built an Empire on Black Talent. Who’s Protecting the Talent?

Allegations against Zeus Network CEO Lemuel Plummer by “Baddies” alum Jadynn Brown reopen a question the reality TV boom keeps avoiding — who’s responsible for cast welfare when the platform is Black-owned but the power imbalance is the same as anywhere else. Marcus Hart on accountability without torching the platforms that finally gave Black creators control.

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