Lisa Vanderpump questions push to unionize reality TV stars 'plucked from obscurity'
As reality TV grapples with a potential reckoning, Lisa Vanderpump has entered the chat.
On Thursday's episode of the L.A. Times' "The Envelope" podcast, senior TV writer Yvonne Villarreal caught up with the reality TV veteran and "Vanderpump Rules" executive producer Alex Baskin to discuss the unscripted show's two Emmy nominations, the cheating scandal that broke the internet and whether reality TV stars should unionize.
"The Real Housewives of New alongside SAG-AFTRA and WGA members. Frankel spoke out against the "mistreatment" of unscripted talent, advocating that they earn a minimum of $5,000 per episode, receive a 10% raise each season and make an additional 10% of their talent fee any time their season re-airs, among other terms.
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