“Bachelor In Paradise” Contracts Reveals Producer Powers, Protection From Contestants; What Does This Say About Potential Lawsuits By Corinne Olympios, DeMario Jackson?

It seems that you have to give up a lot if you’re going to be a contestant in “Bachelor In Paradise.”

A contract for the show’s current season has been leaked online by a source close to the production to CNNMoney. The contract showed how much power and privilege producers of the show has over its contestants.

Nicole Page, a New York-based entertainment attorney at Reavis Parent, interpreted parts of the contract and commented, "I can basically take your image and do whatever I want with it and I own it and you have no recourse."

But a more interesting provision, Vulture said, in light of the “sexual misconduct” incident involving Season 4 contestants Corinne Olympios and DeMario Jackson, is the following:

“The contract also “requires that participants refrain from unlawful behavior or harassment, and to acknowledge that the producers do not encourage ‘intimate or sexual’ contact with other contestants on the show. But the contract also tries to free the producers from any responsibility if a contestant is injured, even if that injury comes from unwanted sexual contact.” In essence, whatever happens, the studio is safe.”

On the other hand, Olympios or Jackson’s potential lawsuit against the “Bachelor” franchise might win, if a crime truly took place. Entertainment lawyer Josh Schiller explained to Refinery29, "If the contract requires you to release any claims you have that you were sexually assaulted, which is a crime, then the contract may or may not be enforceable under the public policy of the state of California [where this contract was drafted]. Law enforcement could get involved and bring charges ... would we want to enforce a contract that no one would be liable if they were filmed being sexually assaulted? That would create a real problem."