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'Ugly' woman sues TV show in death of sister (Extreme Makeover)
Reuters ^ | 9/20/05 | Reuters

Posted on 09/20/2005 6:03:41 PM PDT by wagglebee

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Texas woman has sued ABC's popular reality show "Extreme Makeover" for more than $1 million claiming among other things that an abrupt cancellation of her appearance on the program led to her sister's death.

Deleese Williams of Conroe, Texas, claims she came to Los Angeles to be a contestant on the show after undergoing a series of medical exams to determine if her crooked teeth and droopy eyes could be fixed and her small breasts enhanced, according the suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.

The suit starts with the blunt description: "Deleese Williams is considered ugly" and says one doctor promised her "a Hollywood smile like Cindy Crawford."

To prepare for the show, the producers sent a crew to Texas in January 2004 to interview Williams and her family.

The suit claims the "Extreme Makeover" crew manipulated Williams' sister, Kellie, into making cruel statements about Williams' looks.

The night before Williams was to begin her makeover, the show's producers told her it would take too long for work on her jaw to heal. They canceled her appearance and sent Williams home where Kellie, distraught over what she had said about her sister, eventually killed herself, according to the suit.

"Sometimes Deleese blames herself for Kellie's death," the suit said.

An ABC spokeswoman was not immediately available to comment.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abc; extrememakeover
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Well, there's no pictures, so it's hard to know what to think.
1 posted on 09/20/2005 6:03:42 PM PDT by wagglebee
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2 posted on 09/20/2005 6:07:52 PM PDT by Uncle Joe Cannon
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don't ya luv Reality TV....Kinda like the Romans throwing Christians to the lions...cheap entertainment!!!
3 posted on 09/20/2005 6:08:55 PM PDT by M-cubed
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I think Reality TV is ugly!


4 posted on 09/20/2005 6:13:17 PM PDT by RightWinger
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I don't understand what happened. Did they ever make a commitment to her? Was any contract signed?


5 posted on 09/20/2005 6:15:50 PM PDT by blurb
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1487816/posts


6 posted on 09/20/2005 6:16:01 PM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: M-cubed

Posted a couple times already.


7 posted on 09/20/2005 6:16:23 PM PDT by Callahan
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She's not all that ugly!


8 posted on 09/20/2005 6:17:56 PM PDT by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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If that is considered ugly I feel really sorry for normal looking people!


9 posted on 09/20/2005 6:20:27 PM PDT by rocksblues (I support the war on terror)
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Of course. I'm sure the producers protected themselves in the fine print. The money they save will be used for next season's show, "Downs Sydrome Kids Get Tricked For Laughs."


10 posted on 09/20/2005 6:21:49 PM PDT by Callahan
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The more I look at that pic, the harder it is to blame Bill.


11 posted on 09/20/2005 6:22:52 PM PDT by Callahan
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To: rocksblues

You know how the song goes: "If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life, never make a pretty woman your wife..."


12 posted on 09/20/2005 6:25:14 PM PDT by Callahan
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If ugliness makes you kill yourself I would have done a swan dive out of my crib.


13 posted on 09/20/2005 6:26:32 PM PDT by BikerTrash (Enough already with the carnival freak show...bring back COOL!)
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Ugly is in the eyes of the beholder.

I happen to find this woman extremely unattractive.


14 posted on 09/20/2005 6:34:15 PM PDT by South40 (Amnesty for ILLEGALS is a slap in the face to the USBP!)
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Did they ever make a commitment to her?

ABC announced her operation on air the week previous.

ABC should settle this, only a million and the publicity would be worse once someone like Greta gets hold of it.

15 posted on 09/20/2005 6:39:28 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Mesocons for Rice '08)
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"Downs Sydrome Kids Get Tricked For Laughs."

Have you run that by some producers yet? You might get a taker.

These shows have got to end sometime soon. I just don't see the attraction, I think I watched 2 episodes of The amazing race to see what all the buzz was about when the guy kept demeaning/verbally abusing his fiancee.

16 posted on 09/20/2005 6:42:47 PM PDT by not_apathetic_anymore
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Couldn't happen to a better network, 'cept maybe NBC, CBS, or CNN.


17 posted on 09/20/2005 6:45:11 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: South40

You're not supposed to look at the face.


18 posted on 09/20/2005 6:45:59 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: wagglebee

folks cannot sue every time they simply don't get what they wanted.


19 posted on 09/20/2005 6:46:51 PM PDT by wardaddy (I call my wife "woman" sometimes......am I a sexist?)
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20 posted on 09/20/2005 6:50:11 PM PDT by steelyourfaith
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