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“If one of them dies, they have so many underlying health conditions, that no one will blame us.”

Yeah we will executive producer of a reality show that is still filming with multiple crews right now putting their highly at risk stars in lethal danger.

My 600-lb Life

TLC

After Complaints, TLC’s ‘My 600-lb Life’ Halts Filming

Castmembers, who are severely obese, have been labeled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as being at high risk for severe illness amid the coronavirus outbreak.

TLC’s nonfiction medical drama My 600-lb Life continued to film across the U.S. this week with severely obese castmembers despite social distancing recommendations and high-risk factors for the show’s stars amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Between March 20 and 26, the TLC show was actively filming in at least three states — Texas, Florida and Mississippi — documents provided to The Hollywood Reporter and interviews with sources with firsthand knowledge of the show revealed.

Though these particular states’ coronavirus policies are patchwork-like at present — multiple counties in Texas and Florida have “stay-at-home” orders and Mississippi does not yet have any such orders in place — the U.S. government and state governments are recommending social distancing amid the outbreak nationwide.

Megalomedia, the Austin, Texas-based production company behind the series, responded to an inquiry from THR on Friday by stating: “The health and safety of Megalomedia’s show participants and employees is always our top priority, now more than ever. We continue to comply with all local, state, and federal guidelines that cover this unprecedented pandemic. My 600-lb Life is not filming with a single participant at this time.”

TLC added, “The safety of our show talent, crews and employees is our top priority. Production on My 600-lb Life has stopped and will not resume until the crisis is resolved. It is our sincere wish that our talent, crews and their families are being safe and staying healthy during this unprecedented time.”

Call sheets and wrap sheets provided to THR showed the series was filming at different points between March 20 and 26. Sources say that they fear the number of crewmembers required to shoot the show and the rigors of production put the show’s subjects, many of whom are already particularly vulnerable, at increased risk for the virus.

My 600-lb Life follows morbidly obese individuals over the course of the year as they seek and undergo gastric bypass surgery, an operation that poses major risks to patients and carries potentially significant side effects. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared people with severe obesity (a Body Mass Index equal to or higher than 40) and/or underlying conditions including diabetes, liver disease or renal failure to be at risk for severe illness from COVID-19. – Source

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