The Jadynn Brown Lawsuit Against Zeus Network’s CEO Is a Test of Whether Black-Owned Media Will Police Itself
A lawsuit accusing Zeus Network CEO Lemuel Plummer of sexual coercion against a ‘Baddies Gone Wild’ cast member raises a harder question: will Black-owned entertainment platforms hold their own accountable?
George Santos Is Going on Reality TV. We Should Be Honest About Why That Works.
The disgraced former congressman’s pivot from prison to podcast to reality show isn’t an aberration — it’s the business model. Marcus Hart on the difference between redemption and rebranding, and why audiences keep rewarding the wrong one.
The Jadynn Brown Lawsuit Isn’t Really About Lemuel Plummer. It’s About Who’s Allowed to Say No.
A 19-year-old reality TV hopeful says she was coerced into sex to earn a spot on “Baddies Gone Wild.” Marcus Hart looks at what the Jadynn Brown lawsuit against Zeus Network CEO Lemuel Plummer reveals about power in Black-owned entertainment spaces — and why “independent” media isn’t automatically safer media.