Contestants Sue British Reality Dating Show
Some reality TV producers in Britian must have been inspired by the movie, The Crying Game:
The men claim they were tricked into kissing, cuddling and holding hands with the “woman”, Miriam, and say it was only after three weeks of filming that they were told she was male.
While viewers know from the start that Miriam is a male-to-female transsexual, the contestants, who include a Royal Marine commando, a ski instructor and an ex-lifeguard, only discover the truth when Miriam picks the winner and then lifts up her skirt.
One contestant was so furious he is said to have punched the show’s producer when he found out.
The men are suing Sky TV and the producers of the show, which is called, There’s Something About Mariam.
UPDATE 11/1/2003: The AP reports that this show has been shelved due to the legal action taking by the six male contestants. They refer to the show as “Find Me A Man.”
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April 3rd, 2004 at 6:08 am
its was settled out of court, and each person recieved 175k.
May 12th, 2004 at 5:03 am
But what happened to mariam. I feel so sorry for her and she seemed nice woman.
June 11th, 2004 at 2:52 am
just because the media says that shes a man, doesnt mean its true. not to stand up for her or anything. but unless she shows the world her “package”, we will never truly know what gender ‘he’ or ’she’ is. the media fixes representaitions of celebrities these days, but we dont seem to care because they arent true.