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Does reality TV have a pedophile problem?
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Fox News, October 27, 2014
Posted: November 3rd, 2014
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/10/27/does-reality...

TLC cancelled Here Comes Honey Boo Boo on Friday after photos surfaced of star Mama June hanging out with a convicted child molester. In August, Sons of Guns star Will Hayden was arrested on multiple rape charges against minors. Discovery, which owns TLC, swiftly cancelled that show, too. In 2013, reality TV producer Donald Luciano who worked on some episodes of Beverlys Full House about the life of former supermodel Beverly Johnson pled guilty to possession of images of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. So does reality TV have a pedophile problem? The issue is not just about reality TV. Hollywood bears a lot of responsibility normalizing this behavior by sexualizing young girls, said Dan Gainor, Vice President of Culture at the Media Research Center. Too bad director Roman Polanski doesnt get the (quick cancellation) treatment. He got an Oscar and a standing ovation and he raped a 13-year-old girl. Alec Shankman, Head of Alternative Programming & Digital Media at Abrams Artists Agency, noted that reality TV background checks are extremely thorough. In the Honey Boo Boo scenario, the guy wasnt even on the show, he said. "I wouldnt say it is a problem in the genre, certainly no bigger than throughout the rest of Hollywood. California-based criminal defense attorney Leo Terrell of CleartheCourt.com, noted that The abuse is magnified when one of these predators appeared on a reality television show and/or is a public figure.

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