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Woman Claims Girls In Reality Show Were Not Held Against Will
POSTED: 7:05 am EDT April 15,
2008
UPDATED: 8:41 am EDT April 16,
2008
APOPKA, Fla. -- A woman who was paid to chaperone four girls filming a reality television show, "Pauper to Princess," in Apopka said they were never held against their will.
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Tameka Jackson also admitted working inside the same Apopka house as a model for a sex website. She said the contestants of the show were never held against their will.Apopka police arrested the show director, 33-year-old Mark Brilleman, on charges of kidnapping and false imprisonment.The girls said they were kept in the home through intimidation, but Jackson said that's not true."I have no idea why they wanted to leave because I live there and they gave me no inclination that they were uncomfortable or that they wanted to leave. And I had a cell phone with me," Jackson said.The girls also claim the producers were supposed to start paying them $500 after the sixth week of filming. The show's attorney, Mark Nejame, said according to the contract the girls signed his client has 14 days to pay.Two of the contestants were scheduled to appear live on Good Morning America, Tuesday morning, but the segment was cancelled so that producers could further investigate the story.According to the "Pauper to Princess" Web site, its concept was to build the eight women's self-esteem and help them grow physically, mentally and spiritually. Much like the CBS show "Big Brother," the women lived in a house while the program was taped. Producers were trying to sell the show to a TV network.The company producing the show, Dream House Productions Inc., was registered with the Florida Secretary of State's Office on Jan. 17.
SLIDESHOW: Images Of Apopka Home, People Involved In ShowCRIME SECTION: Local Reports, Mug Shots, Neighborhood Watch InfoTameka Jackson also admitted working inside the same Apopka house as a model for a sex website. She said the contestants of the show were never held against their will.Apopka police arrested the show director, 33-year-old Mark Brilleman, on charges of kidnapping and false imprisonment.The girls said they were kept in the home through intimidation, but Jackson said that's not true."I have no idea why they wanted to leave because I live there and they gave me no inclination that they were uncomfortable or that they wanted to leave. And I had a cell phone with me," Jackson said.The girls also claim the producers were supposed to start paying them $500 after the sixth week of filming. The show's attorney, Mark Nejame, said according to the contract the girls signed his client has 14 days to pay.Two of the contestants were scheduled to appear live on Good Morning America, Tuesday morning, but the segment was cancelled so that producers could further investigate the story.According to the "Pauper to Princess" Web site, its concept was to build the eight women's self-esteem and help them grow physically, mentally and spiritually. Much like the CBS show "Big Brother," the women lived in a house while the program was taped. Producers were trying to sell the show to a TV network.The company producing the show, Dream House Productions Inc., was registered with the Florida Secretary of State's Office on Jan. 17.
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