Teen Featured on 'Wife Swap' Sues Show

Here's a tip for anyone who wants to appear on television: don't go on a reality show. Sure, there are a few reality shows that might be OK, but for the most part, they are going to be edited to make you look bad or they're going to be a horrible experience in general. There are other ways to get your 15 minutes of fame (note: please don't go for your 15 minutes of fame either).

A teen who appeared on the ABC reality show 'Wife Swap' (the title should tell you pretty much what the show is about) is suing the show and Disney for $100 million (say that in a Dr. Evil-like voice). She says that people at the show actually told her how to act (like a spoiled brat) and even wrote specific lines for her to say (viewers who think that reality shows are 100% unscripted live in a fantasy world of unicorns and rainbows). She says that after the show aired she was physically and verbally assaulted at school.

She appeared on the show when she was 15 (she's now 18), so I wonder if she wanted to appear on the show in the first place or whether her parents forced her too or what exactly the situation was. I wonder if her agreeing to be on the show and signing a contract means she has no case or whether the fact that she was underage means that the contract might not hold up in court?