The Real Thing (33 page)

2. Applicants may not presently be a candidate for any type of political office and may not become a candidate from the time the application is submitted until one year after first broadcast of the last episode of
Hunk or Punk
.

3. All applicants must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens living in the U.S. or foreign citizens who can travel without restrictions to and from the U.S. and have a passport valid for one year following the submission of the application and must be able to obtain any visas and/or documentation required to travel without restrictions to and from the U.S.

4. All applicants must be at least twenty-one years of age.

5. All applicants must be single and not currently involved in a committed intimate relationship, which includes: any marital relationship (whether or not the parties are separated or currently in the process of divorcing or annulling such marriage); any cohabitation relationship involving physical intimacy; or a monogamous dating relationship more than two months in duration.

6. Applicants must never have been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor or ever had a restraining order entered against them, either of which were based in whole or in part on the commission of one or more acts involving moral turpitude or violence, as defined by the producer.

7. Applicants must also be willing and able to participate in physical activities such as skydiving, snow skiing, ice-skating, parasailing, water skiing, and rollerblading.

8. Each applicant understands that the producer may disclose any information contained within her application to third persons connected with
Hunk or Punk
and to compile information about applicant's private, personal, and public life, personal relationships with third persons, confidences and secrets with family, friends, significant others, including without limitation: physical appearance; personal characteristics/habits; medical treatment/history; sexual history; educational and employment history; military history; criminal investigations, charges and records; personal views and opinions about life, the world, politics, and religion.

9. Each applicant understands that if chosen as a Nubian princess on Hunk or Punk, she may be audio- and/or videotaped twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by means of open and hidden cameras, whether or not she is then aware that she is being videotaped or recorded, and that such recordings may be disseminated on television and/or all media now known or hereafter devised, in any and all manner throughout the universe in perpetuity.

10. Applicants understand that use or revelation of personal information and recordings may be embarrassing, unfavorable, humiliating, and/or derogatory, and/ or may portray her in a false light. Each applicant agrees to release, discharge, and hold harmless WB from any and all claims, including claims for slander, libel, defamation, violation of rights of privacy, publicity, personality, and/or civil rights, depiction in a false light, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, copyright infringement, and/or any other tort and/or damages arising from or in any way relating to the submission of an application, participation in the selection process, participation in
Hunk or Punk,
the use of the personal information or recordings, and/or the use of the applicant's name, voice, and/or likeness in connection with
Hunk or Punk
, or the promotion thereof in all media now known or hereafter devised.

11. Any applicant who has appeared on any prime-time television reality show such as
Survivor
,
Big Brother
,
The Apprentice
,
elimiDate
,
The Amazing Race
,
American Idol
,
Extreme Makeover
,
America's Next Top Model
,
Rock of Love
,
The Real World
,
Make Me a Supermodel
, etc.... or is involved in the current production of any such television show must disclose such information in her application and may, at the producer's sole discretion, be deemed ineligible to participate in Hunk or Punk.

12. All applicants must authorize the producer to conduct a background check, which may include a credit check, a military records check, a criminal arrest and/or conviction check, a civil litigation check, a family court litigation check, interviews with employers, neighbors, teachers, etc.

13. An applicant who is selected as the Nubian princess may be required to undergo physical and psychological examinations and testing and meet all physical and psychological requirements as set by the producer.

14. The Nubian princess must be available to travel and participate in
Hunk or Punk
for selected days over a six-month period for one year following the submission of the application, and to participate in taping additional materials and in promotional activities for selected days thereafter upon the producer's request.

15. A Nubian princess must agree to live, participate, and cooperate with the other individuals and the producer during the taping of
Hunk or Punk
. A Nubian princess must be able to travel for long periods of time, be adaptable to various living situations, and enjoy participating and living in close proximity with others of varied background and experience.

16. Applicants understand that the eligibility requirements may be changed, modified, or amended by the producer in its sole discretion from time to time.