{
  "id": 2286129,
  "title": "Chris Hansen Was Turned Away From ‘Primetime’ Screening After Refusing To Sign Standard NDA, Not “Sign Away” His Rights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/chris-hansen-was-turned-away-from-primetime-screening-after-refusing",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T03:02:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/chris-hansen-turned-away-primetime-refusing-sign-nda-1237047193/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\"\n\nHansen 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.\n\nThe 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Chris Hansen Says He Refused to ‘Sign His Life Away’ to Preview Robert Pattinson’s ‘Primetime,’ So A24 Wouldn’t Screen It for Him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/chris-hansen-says-he-refused-to-sign-his-life-away-to-preview-robert",
        "published": "2026-08-21T01:43:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Chris Hansen Didn’t Watch ‘Primetime’ Screening Because “A24 Wanted Me to Sign Away My Rights”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/chris-hansen-didnt-watch-primetime-screening-because-a24-wanted-me-to",
        "published": "2026-08-21T03:36:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}