Hollywood replacing striking actors and writers with ‘reality’ stars already happened in corporate America: The internship

The author of a book on musicians signing record contracts discovered something about reality TV: "The Voice" just doesn't pay contestants.

In 2018, John Legend criticised the exploitation of congressional interns working for no pay while ironically joining NBC's "The Voice" as a judge, where he earned a reported $14 million per season. The fall 2023 TV lineup is filled with low-cost reality shows like "The Voice" as networks navigate ongoing strikes by TV writers and actors. Reality TV rel…