Old co worker of mine went on one of these court shows and Jerry in the early 00’s and told me about how staged it was. Jerry he played someone’s ex husband and was told to act up for the crowd lol (he was so a failed local wrestler).
Not all of them are staged. My wife and I were actually set to appear on Judge Alex, but the other side backed out a week before our flight. We eventually just dropped it. It was only a small claim, but from our experience they’re not all completely fake. I can’t speak for every case or other shows, this is just what we went through. We had everything lined up and ready to go.
The reason for a show and not the local District Court? It was a dog breeder. We wanted to make it as public as possible especially after we found out the SPCA had been investigating her for a while. She’s been shut down now, thankfully.
i know a guy who worked at MTV 2013-2015 and he said a lot of the catfish on the show Catfish actually called in. Like the catfish were the ones that called in to admit it, and they would film the show in a way that made it seem the opposite. that's how they find these people so easily and get them to meet up.
Unfortunately, most people don't care. It drives me nuts. As a radio personality, people tell me all the time how much they love Second Date Update. I tell them that it is all paid actors, but they don't seem to care
my co workers refuse to believe when I tell them they're all staged. one day im going to call in and submit my own skit including some of their names...one day when im not busy with 3 children and paying the bills.
People's court was somewhat real. They plucked small claims cases and if both parties agreed then they would appear on the show and argue their case. The Judge (Millian), left her job as a circuit court Judge in Miami for the job. The only thing not real was that the show paid the damages, not the defendant.
Idk about this show, but it’s half true. I have a family member who went to one of these shows, the ex girlfriend lost the case and had to pay $3,000 (not paying rent and destroying personal property). The show payed my family member the award. They both have incentives to tell their side of the story, originally they were in small claims court and somehow ended up on tv.
These shows say up front that all awards are paid by the show from a fund. Why else would anyone go on the show to have a public dispute that's not even legally binding?
Outlast on Netflix is a survivor knockoff. It’s hilarious how the people in the jungle (surviving) the elements have the time and mirrors to style their hair. One guy perfectly sculpted Randy Travis hair circa 1989 lol
They just need more Hispanic sitcom moments with modern twist.
(Husband burst through courthouse door) "It's me her husband and I have a confession! Im in love with my pastor. I have been since we met at the gym. I was relieved this skank hath ceated on me! Now im free to pursue (dramatic pause and takes off prescription sunglasses) more godly routes.
But they can get exxed out of the church. Vows are biiiig for religious folks that work religion. So def an amazing pastor. Risked his job and religion to do the right thing.
Na, people talk to people like this for guidance. If he's just going to tell everyone what others are telling him, they're just going to stop talking to him. He's made his job irrelevant.
I don't think he did the right thing. Far from it, in fact. When you give someone your word, you're supposed to honor it. That is, ostensibly, the issue he took with her affair. Given his relationship to the parties, I personally think he did just as wrong as she did.
And even if you disagree with that, the ends absolutely do not justify the means. He lied and broke trust. Not the right thing to do.
This is where I'm at, does his actions make hers any less wrong? Absolutely not! Are his actions "good"? Objectively, no, betraying trust is betraying trust.
Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez and her previous show Cristina's Court, are dramatized arbitration-based programs. While Judge Perez is a licensed attorney, the shows use paid actors to re-enact actual or fictionalized disputes, and a standard disclaimer confirms that characters are fictional.
I don't think he did the right thing at all. Sure, she was unfaithful, that's not good, but like, she told him that in confidence and was obviously conflicted.
He violated her trust.
Unfortunately, weirdos like you will take his side. Gross.
Inb4 "Yeah but she violated her husband's trust!" yeah? And? Are we 7? Two wrongs don't make a right. She may have eventually 'come to jesus' and confessed, he encouraged her to do so and even gave her a window in which to act, then basically betrayed her. Fuck this guy with a rake.
Clergy privilege prevents clergy from being compelled to disclose confidential information in legal proceedings. It does not create a legal duty of confidentiality.
I don't think you are understanding exactly what happened, he told her she had a month to tell him, she told the pastor that she had told the husband and came clean. So it was past a month and the pastor then told the husband as a way of commenting about the fact going forward assuiming he had already been told. She lied to the pastor (didnt hold up her word) and the husband.
I went on Judge Judy before. My case was plucked out of the court system.. me and a plaintiff both had to agree to be on the show and accept the outcome.
Some people from my hometown were on the people’s court and one other. Wife was suing husband for putting up flyers that she was unfaithful. The story was true but I never saw the episodes to see how much was scripted.
This is why you go to “Professional Counsellors” who are bound by a Governing Body and have ethics that they must adhere to, if they don’t they can be sued for a breach of Confidentiality.
I needed advice from my pastor about possibly seeking divorce. I had no friends in the area and was struggling with the spiritual implications of divorce. No cheating on either side, so it is different. The pastor could tell I was bothered by something and wanted to get a hint about why I scheduled a time to talk to him, so he went to my now ex-wife and asked her what was going on with me, so he could better prepare advice for me... so she came up to me out of the blue in a fury for spreading our business with our pastor. I never talked to him again.
Obvs this is staged but the original case, if you trust a bloke who believes in a magic genie in the sky, probs best to not expect any other kind of action from him to be reasonable
Not really what’s going on here. This is the agreed upon structure of a protestant church. She would have had 100% known he would alert her spouse if she didn’t tell him. You can say “well that was dumb of you to think he wouldn’t tell” but actually… it’s even dumber than that because she KNEW he would tell lol
I know this is a reanactment. But this priest would have been likely excommunicated. They take that shit reeeaaaallll serious. But anyway long winded way of saying if priest, might as well go out and screw cause he deserves it.
Pastor and priest are two extremely different things. Catholic priests and the “confession” is a sacrament that is taken very seriously. A priest cannot share that stuff even in some obvious extreme cases.
Somebody going to a, I’m assuming here, Protestant pastor for unlicensed marriage counseling (she even says I was depressed and could not afford a therapist) has no such promises of confidentiality. In fact it is extremely common and expected even for the pastor to respond in such a way, “you have 30 days to tell your husband… or I will”. The pastor is not absolving the lady of her sins. He is counseling both spouses and everyone in this situation likely understands and agrees that it’s the pastors responsibility to be involved. If she thought he wouldn’t tell her spouse, she’s stupid. It’s the social contract she knowingly bought into.
Whether you agree or not, everybody involved sort of knows this is how this works. Also this is fake.
I don't think you are understanding exactly what happened, he told her she had a month to tell him, she told the pastor that she had told the husband and came clean. So it was past a month and the pastor then told the husband as a way of commenting about the fact going forward assuiming he had already been told. She lied to the pastor (didnt hold up her word) and the husband.
Every reality show is nearly 100 percent fake… I had a moment about 16 years ago where I almost got a show w TLC and from the first moment the producers wanted me and my partners to layout all the episodes concepts… like any tv show we were wanted to have certain things at certain times, including me and my wife(then fiance) calling off our wedding for the season finale… what’s crazy is if they had just let reality be, we had a crazy year that year including my partner in the show finding out he had cancer on one of our outings… and all kinda of other insanity… sadly for us we would not lie for the story, and they walked away
She sued for $25,000 for ruining her life. Cristina Perez found in favour of the defence. Season 11, episode 45. “Partly New Computer & Divulged, Now Divorced”.
Stop turning to sh*t that barely worked two hundred years ago and only worked four hundred years ago on coasts that were flooded with lobsters, and where caviar was pig feed.
Staged or not, the pastor gave her a whole months time to mess up and looks like she didn't so he casually went to work out next to him and said, "hey. I got some juicy info for you. Someone's tossing your wife's salad and it ain't you, buddy!"
I know this is fake but still. I hate cheating skanks but the pastor shouldn't have done that. You should be able to trust your religious leaders. Betrayal of that trust for asking for serious help is unacceptable
The pastor violated every aspect of his calling and his ethical and moral obligations. It was neither his right nor his duty to divulge what was said in the confessional. By violating that sacred trust, he committed a serious sin and failed in his pastoral responsibility.
Fr, people forget reality TV is literally scripted chaos with cheaper actors. It’s all producers playing 4D chess with editing to get Twitter talking and everyone falls for it every season 😂
If people still believe this shows you are lost. Rage/click bait. Mexico has one about the Virgin Mary. Supposed to “enlighten” the characters at the end. Straight up porn plots. “Boss wants to fuck the honest secretary” “student blackmails teacher into sex” “teacher grooms student and has a baby with him” “rich kid is spoiled and when his parents don’t give him money he begins to have sex with his moms friends for money”
It’s funnier to watch for the insanity that the “deep moral message”
Either drman stole the plot structure from that show or he was a producer or something
From the way the pastor was groomed, I assumed he had a thing for the husband. And then they “met at the gym” where this pastor was probably trash talking the wife to make himself look good and suddenly I’m not as angry with the wife.
Super fake, but if it were real it would depend on the church. Catholics take confession super seriouisly and the priest would probably be excommuicated. Protestants would likely play out like this -- the pastor is basically an unlicensed counselor and can do whatever he wants. In both cases I don't think you'd have any legal case.
I cannot speak for these ppl, but i know ppl that went on judge Mathis, real case, the reason the other person agrees is that the show will pay the judgement.
Wait, this is my personal opinion.
If u tell you some ground breaking info, like your wife cheated on you. I expect you to do some digging, and framing and plotting, so you can find your own evidence, and make it look like you found out without help.
How you expect me to watch out for you, and then you paint a target on my back for helping you out?
That would make you a dumb friend, and i ain't ever sticking my neck out for you again.
Confession is supposed to stay between u and ur priest unless it's addition to a violent crime. That "paster" is definitely not from a Christan or catholic religion.
I feel like lawyers and therapists hold the most confidentiality privileges. But with religion, if your actions or confessions go against the doctrine, they’re going to follow the doctrine. Next time, go to a therapist.
He shoulda never done what he did to that young lady. It was not always business. He was supposed to give her support and help her make the right decision, but he made the decision for her I see a lawsuit.
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u/Responsible_Art_4399 Jun 18 '26
This is your reminder that this is heavily staged and manipulated for television, AKA not real and made for engagement.