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    The Business

    Former 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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    By Kim Masters • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    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. Glatt sees it as an issue that's pervasive in the economy but thinks that Hollywood exploits people's emotional attachment to movies and TV to get them to work for free.

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    A Former Intern Who Sued Fox Speaks Out; 'Under the Dome'
    1. 0:00The Hollywood News Banter
    2. 8:37Under the Dome
    3. 19:19Former InternYou’re reading this
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Eric Glatt

      former Fox Searchlight intern

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    A Former Intern Who Sued Fox Speaks Out; 'Under the Dome'
    1. 0:00The Hollywood News Banter
    2. 8:37Under the Dome
    3. 19:19Former InternYou’re reading this
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