The boisterous cast of Jersey Shore has been turned away from almost hotspot in South Beach Miami. Hell, even Rapids Water Park recently snubbed the opportunity to have Snooki, The Situation, and the rest of the crew film on location. While the cast’s well-earned reputation for drinking, brawling, and fist-pumping has been cited as the main factor in Miami’s unofficial ban against The Shore, according to Page2Live.com, a bizarre release form that gives the Jersey Shore cast complete power over the businesses they frequent is the real reason South Florida clubs and restaurants are showing the guidos the door.
It’s the contract MTV producers want businesses to sign that is turning them off in droves, says the site. The legally-binding document, which protects the network against lawsuits, warns business owners to prepare for “public ridicule, humiliation or condemnation” once the cast shows up for shooting.
“Your actions and the actions of others displayed in the Project may be disparaging, embarrassing or of an otherwise unfavorable nature and may expose you, your business, your friends, your co-workers and/or your family to public ridicule, humiliation or condemnation,” the contract reads, reports Page2Live. “We can do what we want and you agree not to sue us,” it continues. “For dramatic purposes, (producers) may make certain misrepresentations to you and others. The Project may lead to emotional strains and pressures on you, your business, your friends, your co-workers and family…”
What does all that legal mumbo jumbo mean? In layman’s terms, the Jersey Shore cast can do whatever they want at your establishment — including but not limited to berating customers, cursing you out, tearing up furniture, standing on DJ turntables, and attacking animals and small children — and there’s not a thing you can do about it.
“Basically, the contract gives them the right to do whatever they want, including breaking things, trashing the place, and there’s nothing we could do. That’s too much of a risk,” says a rep for Rapids in Riviera Beach.
Clubs on South Beach quickly turned down the contract immediately, and MTV recently announced that the second half of Jersey Shore Season 2 will be filmed in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, where the group shared a beachfront home during the show’s record-breaking first season.
The second season of Jersey Shore premieres in July.