Is NBC threatening whistleblowers?

[pamela]

On Friday, we saw a tape of NBC employee Billy Bush and NBC employee Donald Trump creating a hostile work environment (at the very least) for NBC employee Arianne Zucker. Now we have learned that NBC employee Mark Burnett is threatening other NBC employees with financial retribution if they release any similar tapes. In other words, if any whistleblowers come forward with evidence that the Apprentice set was a hostile work environment, they will be punished.

[VMA131Marine]

1. Employees of the show have a non-leak clause in their contract

Penalty for leaking is reported to be $5 million.

Then again, if something really bad gets out Mark Burnett will look horrible for trying to keep it under wraps.

[Jason1961]

3. Why is NBC trying to help Trump?

In the interest of fairness every recording they have of Trump should be made available for the public to see!

[Orrex]

5. Cracked.com essentially answered this question before it even came up

5 Signs NBC Is Unofficially Endorsing Trump For President

Suddenly it all makes sense...

[anamandujano]

4. A great story in itself, Burnett and NBC outing themselves as enablers.

[displacedtexan]

6. This is the same legal entity crap argument used in the 1950’s game show scandal.

The TV network blames the TV show production company, and the production company blames the network. And neither will take the other to court to resolve the matter of who's actually liable in any allegation made against a TV show.

All they have to do is try to stall until Nov. 9th, and the issue becomes moot.

[Submariner]

7. Babs and Poppy Bush are probably trying to get

Billy Bush's job back and they want the whistleblowers to STFU, but his career at NBC should be f*cked.

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. Burnett's production company owns the rights, not NBC

Thats why the $5mm is floating out there. It is in a Burnett contract with producers on the show. They are his employees, not NBCs.