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A Former Intern Who Sued Fox Speaks Out; 'Under the Dome'
A former intern who sued Fox speaks out about what he calls "wage theft." Brian K. Vaughn and Neal Baer of CBS's "Under the Dome."
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenWriter-producers Brian K. Vaughn and Neal Baer on working with Stephen King and Steven Spielberg to make the new CBS hit Under the Dome. Also, Eric Glatt, a former intern who sued Fox, speaks out about what he calls "wage theft." He says Hollywood exploit people's emotional attachment to movies and TV to get them to work for free. Plus, on the Hollywood News Banter we talk Weinstein v. Warner Bros and the new mayor of LA says runaway production is "an emergency."
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3 storiesThe Hollywood News Banter
Kim Masters and Michael Schneider, LA Bureau Chief for TV Guide Magazine, banter about this week's top entertainment news stories.
Read the story9 minUnder the Dome
The new CBS hit, Under the Dome , is an adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Brian K. Vaughn, noted comic book author and former writer/producer of Lost, adapted the novel for Dreamworks which originally wanted it to be a Showtime series.
Read the story10 minFormer Intern
Eric Glatt, a former unpaid intern who worked on the 2010 Fox Searchlight movie, Black Swan, talks about suing the studio for what he calls "wage theft." Glatt and another former intern, Alex Footman, filed a successful class action lawsuit which the studio says it will appeal. In the wake of their ruling, they've started a trend.
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