Legal Question in Entertainment Law in New York

reality tv show threatening to sue me

HI, a month back i auditioned for a

reality tv show and passed the fist

audition. The second round of

auditions were to be held in europe.

At the time i felt i wanted to see how

i would do so the tv show paid my

expenses (as with all contestants in

america) to travel and take part in

the next audition. I signed a release

form so that they could use my

image on tv whether or not i made it

onto the live portion of the show.

While in europe i was told that if i

made it through this next stage i

would have to sign a contract saying

that i could not quit the show. After

returning to the U.S i recieved a call

telling me i had passed. No contract

was sent or discussed. The next day i

realised i would have to quit my job

to go back to europe and do the show

so i told the organisers that i no

longer wanted to continue. I NEVER

signed any contract. Now they are

threatening to sue me for damages if

I do not do the show, as they used

me in their promos and say that i

would be damaging their company's

image and ratings if i dont take part.

Can they really sue me, and if they

do, could they win??

thank you for taking the time to read

this..

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