this brother not only lost his job but lost it for being a chubby chaser.
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Manhattan man from 'True Life: I'm a Chubby Chaser' sues MTV for revealing identity saying he was duped
Tristan Watson and his roommate Nadine Crosbie filed suit against the reality show's producers last year, saying the show tricked them into thinking Watson's full name wouldn't be used and their home address wouldn't be shown. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge tossed the suit, finding the pair's agreement with the producers didn't contain any of those guarantees.
Tristan Watson (left) and his outspoken cousin, Nadine Crosbie, say there were harrassed and received death threats after MTV failed to conceal Watson's name or their address on "True Life: I'm a Chubby Chaser."
Tristan Watson (left) and his outspoken cousin, Nadine Crosbie, say there were harrassed and received death threats after MTV failed to conceal Watson's name or their address on "True Life: I'm a Chubby Chaser."
A Manhattan man who sued because his real-life identity was outed on MTV's "True Life: I'm a Chubby Chaser" is fat out of luck, a Manhattan judge has ruled.
Tristan Watson and roommate Nadine Crosbie filed suit against the reality show's producers last year, claiming they were duped into thinking their home address would not be shown and that Watson would only be identified by the name "Tee" on the show, which focused on people who intentionally seek out extra-plump partners.
But despite verbal assurances and an email from a producer in 2011 telling him not to worry, Watson's full first name was used on air and an Internet broadcast in 2012 — and the show didn't do anything to conceal the location of their New York home, the suit said.
Their "address and apartment number were clearly, identifiably displayed," the suit said.
The little white lie turned into a big problem for Watson and Crosbie, his outspoken cousin who also appeared on the show. After it aired, the pair said they were harassed and got death threats.
"Since the premiere of the episode, plaintiffs have been repeatedly harassed at their home," with Watson having a death threat "slipped under the front of his door of his apartment," the suit said.
In an affidavit, Watson said that after the menacing warnings, "I no longer felt safe leaving my apartment and I lost my job as a result."
The pair filed suit against MTV and the show's producers for $2.5 million, charging them with fraud, breach of contract and negligence.
The show's producers said Watson and Crosbie had voluntarily agreed to appear on the show, and signed a release allowing their likenesses to be used and filming to be done at their home.
They also agreed not to sue for any reason, the producers said.
MTV's filing noted the pair had participated in the show for "nearly a year" before it aired.
In a ruling earlier this month, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Marcy Friedman threw the suit out, finding the pair's agreement with the show's producers didn't contain any of the guarantees they said they'd been promised. Watson and Crosbie's lawyer, Romeo Salta, said there are no plans to appeal.
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