
Man Sues ABC Over Gay "Wife Swap"
An Oklahoma man is suing the ABC show "Wife Swap" for
over $10 million in a U.S. District Court after the show "swapped" his
wife with a gay man.
Jeffrey D. Bedford, who lives with his wife and kids outside Muskogee,
assumed he was swapping wives with a heterosexual couple. He also said
that the producers of the show refused him to talk to his wife during the
taping of the show.
In
his suit against Walt Disney, the parent company of ABC, Bedford claims
that his gay "wife" invited a gay group over to his home while he was
conducting a Bible study for the Haileyville Baptist Church.
In addition to the problems Bedford experienced with his "gay wife", he is
also accusing the show's producers of telling him repeatedly that his wife
was going to leave him, causing him severe mental stress.
Bedford claims to have been so emotionally distraught from the experience
that he became physically and mentally ill.
Bedford seeks $5 million for mental distress, $5 million for punitive
damage and $225,000 for other legal issues, including breach of contract.
ABC spokeswoman Annie Fort told Muskogee Phoenix that the producers did
not mislead Bedford.
"The show is meant to challenge a family's norms. Moreover, the agreement
between the plaintiff and RDF specifically stated that the swapped spouse
could be either male or female."
According to Fort the is currently no scheduled date for the unaired
episode.
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