Reality TV has perfected the act of showing real people at their very worst. But for every humiliating situation caught on camera, there’s a piece of paper called a release, permitting the face of the compromised to appear on TV. Bob went to Los Angeles to get the story behind the release for this piece - originally aired in 2001.
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