“Love is Blind” season 7 star Stephen Richardson is the latest alum suing the Netflix hit, this time for alleged “inhumane working conditions” and unpaid wages.
Richardson — who had a brief on-screen engagement to contestant Monica Davis — is seeking unspecified damages in the proposed class action suit filed Monday in California against Netflix, Kinetic Content and Delirium TV, Variety reports.
Richardson alleges “unsafe” working conditions, citing the reality show’s prohibition on outside contact for its first several episodes — a well-known tenet of the series — and “complete domination over” contestants’ time.
Richardson says he and his fellow castmates were “willfully misclassified” as “independent contractors” and should get minimum wage and overtime pay, as dictated by Calif. law, given the show’s “excessive control over the manner, means and timing of the work.”
Richardson — whose relationship with Davis ended when he confessed to sending another woman illicit texts during a sleep study he underwent — posted an apparent nod to the filing Wednesday.
“Me waking up this morning and being reminded how much people love drama,” he wrote in an Instagram Story. “I guess it’s public now.”
Multiple “Love is Blind” contestants have sued the viral show in recent years for the conditions on set.
Season 2’s Jeremy Hartwell sued Netflix, Kinetic and Delirium in 2022 for allegedly violating labor law with “inhumane working conditions” — including sleep deprivation, isolation making “cast members hungry for social connections,” and limited food and water available despite an abundance of alcohol. He also claimed the show paid less than Los Angeles County’s minimum wage.
The following year, Hartwell joined multiple contestants in accusing the show of lacking proper mental health support during or after filming and $50,000 penalties if anyone left the show early without the go-ahead from producers.
In early 2024, season 5’s Renee Poche described her “traumatic” experience on the show, telling Variety she “didn’t feel safe.” In a lawsuit aiming to nullify her contract, Poche accused the show of intentional infliction of emotional distress and violations of California labor and civic codes.
Variety reported at the time that Delirium was seeking $4 million from Poche for allegedly violating her nondisclosure agreement.
Representatives for Netflix and Kinetic Content did not immediately respond to the Daily News’ request for comment.
