Married At First Sight - Season 2 - Ryan DeNino - Jessica Castro - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

umngirl wrote:Well Jason is sticking up for Ryan on twitter and Instagram. You can see his post here: https://instagram.com/p/35Cj8Xvsm7/?taken-by=bklynbad

Brill wrote:MarriedAtFirstSight ‏@MAFS_Original  · 9m9 minutes ago  
OMG!! @ms_castro SUES @ryandenino   https://instagram.com/p/-etbjUu2k0

NYPost.com

The A&E reality show “Married at First Sight” — which weds strangers — is trying to use a shield law reserved for journalists to quash a subpoena by a Queens woman who went on the cable program then allegedly received death threats from her random groom.

Law office receptionist Jessica Castro, 30, has sued her ex Ryan De Nino, of Staten Island, in Queens Family Court for harassment, menacing and stalking. Castro’s attorney says audio tapes that caught De Nino on a live mic vowing, “She’s **f'ing** dead. When I get back to Brooklyn, she’s **f'ing** dead, this girl,” is essential evidence for the Nov. 18 trial. He also wants the show’s staff to testify.
The recording occurred during a May taping for a reunion show, according to court papers. De Nino did not return a call for comment but has said on Instagram that he is “disgusted” by the allegations.

Last week A&E lawyer David Sternbach claimed in court papers, “All of these unpublished materials are protected against compelled disclosure by the reporters’ privilege.”

Sternbach even says the footage is “newsgathering material” and handing it over would “intrude into the editorial process,” according to his Nov. 12 filing.

Another lawyer for the series, Katherine Bulger, adds in a filing that “issues of romance and sex and love, the subjects of ‘Married at First Sight,’ are indisputably issues of public interest,” and thus protected by the Shield Law.

Castro’s attorney, Marc Rapaport, counters that the series is nothing more than “choreographed, contrived vignettes.”

Paid participants even have to sign a waiver acknowledging that footage may be presented in a way that is “fictitious, satirical or comedic,” Rapaport says in court papers.

jlccaz wrote:Wonder what happened at the trial?!  (Nov 28)  

msjcastroThe wait is over! #TeamCastro beanies are OUT! You asked for them and finally they're here. Ahhhhh (that's me screaming for joy... LOL) #blessed #ThankYouAllForTheContinuedLove&Support    #Iamcastro (Link in Bio)