Chris Hansen Was Turned Away From ‘Primetime’ Screening After Refusing To Sign Standard NDA, Not “Sign Away” His Rights
After Chris Hansen claimed he was turned away from a screening A24’s Primetime, it would appear he refused to sign a standard NDA. On Thursday, a source told Deadline that the former To Catch a Predator host was not asked to “sign away my rights” in order to see the Lance Oppenheim-helmed thriller about him, […]
Chris Hansen was turned away from a screening of A24's "Primetime" after refusing to sign a non-disclosure agreement. According to Hansen, the agreement would have required him to "sign away" his rights to his name, image, and brand, as well as any potential legal rights related to the movie. His lawyers had reviewed the document and described it as "very restrictive," with Hansen saying he had "never seen anything quite like it."
Hansen had arrived at A24's offices to see the film, which is about his career hosting "To Catch a Predator" and stars Robert Pattinson as him. He claimed that other people had seen the film without signing an NDA, but A24's lawyers still wanted him to sign one. Hansen emphasized that he had "no financial stake" in the film and was only interested in seeing it.
The incident was reported by multiple outlets, with Hansen telling Fox News' Jesse Watters that he was not shown the film because he refused to sign the agreement. Deadline described the agreement as a "standard NDA," while Hansen described it as an attempt to have him "sign away" his rights.
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