Extreme f*ckover

clawhammer · #1 09-20-2005, 11:14 AM

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/sto...p-296543c.html

LOS ANGELES - The producers of "Extreme Makeover" promised Deleese Williams "a Cinderella-like" fix for a deformed jaw, crooked teeth, droopy eyes and tiny boobs that would "transform her life and destiny."

But when the ABC reality show dumped the Texas mom the night before the life-changing plastic surgeries, it shattered her family's dream and triggered her sister Kellie McGee's suicide, says a bombshell lawsuit filed in L.A. Superior Court.

As part of the premakeover hype, producers coaxed McGee and other family members to trash Williams' looks on videotape, the suit alleges. When they suddenly pulled the plug on the project, and the promised "Hollywood smile like Cindy Crawford," a guilt-ridden McGee fell apart.

"Kellie could not live with the fact that she had said horrible things that hurt her sister. She fell to pieces. Four months later, she ended her life with an overdose of pills, alcohol and cocaine," said Wesley Cordova, a lawyer for Williams.

"This family is shredded. There is a human cost to this," Cordova said.

Williams, 30, and her husband, Mike, are raising McGee's two children, along with two kids of their own. The suit seeks unspecified money damages for breach of contract, intentional infliction of emotional distress and other offenses.

"Deleese is so hurt and humiliated, she won't leave the house now. She grocery shops at midnight," Cordova says.

ABC declined to comment on the allegations.

The show announcing Williams' selection for a mega makeover had already aired on Jan. 7, 2004, when the producers abruptly dropped her because the dental surgeon told them her recovery time would be longer than expected, Cordova said.

Williams was alone in a Los Angeles hotel room reading her pre-op instructions when a producer showed up and dashed her dream of a new life with a "pretty" face, the suit alleges.

"You will not be getting an extreme makeover after all. . . . Nothing. It doesn't fit in our time frame. You will have to go back to Texas tomorrow," the suit alleges she was coldly told.

Williams broke down sobbing: "How can I go back as ugly as I left? I was supposed to come home pretty," the suit says.

The 31-page complaint begins with the line "Deleese Williams is considered ugly."

It details a horrendous tale of pain and humiliation that began when she applied for the reality show in December 2003 and had to submit a "full body shot" video showing "all of the body parts that need help."

For years, Williams' friends and family "didn't notice or pretended not to notice" her homely looks, but once she got picked for the show, they were coached to focus on nothing but her physical flaws, the suit says.

In McGee's taped interview, she tried to play up her sister's good points. But the hard-nosed producers "peppered Kellie with questions about her childhood with the ugly Deleese . . . and repeatedly put words in her mouth," the suit says.

To please the producers, Williams' mother-in-law also laid it on thick. "She said things like 'I never believed my son would marry such an ugly woman.' " Cordova says.

The family's comments never aired on TV, but Williams, who was in an adjoining room, heard them all.

The experience ruined her family life.

"Now that she returned in the same condition in which she left, there were no secrets, no hidden feelings, no reward," the suit says.

McGee's "guilt was overwhelming." She OD'd on May 25, 2004, four months after the show's producers sent her sister packing.

"These programs are cheap to produce - there are no actors or screenwriters to pay. But there is a very high human cost," Cordova said.

clawhammer · #2 09-20-2005, 11:16 AM

Here's what I think: the people need to realize that they're not getting these makeovers because the producers have a kind heart. They're getting them, because the producers will be able to make money by giving them the makeovers.

-Josh- · #3 09-20-2005, 11:27 AM

I hated that show from the start, refused to even watch it, and this only serves to make me hate it and ABC even more. I mean honestly, if you're going to promise things like this to someone, and not follow up, you should have both of your achilles tendons sliced. The show, and what happened to that lady is so wrong in so many ways....

tonioseven · #4 09-20-2005, 11:27 AM

That's f-ed up.

turtlecrxsi · #5 09-20-2005, 11:44 AM

Wow... that is messed up... but did anybody notice?

"Kellie could not live with the fact that she had said horrible things that hurt her sister. She fell to pieces. Four months later, she ended her life with an overdose of pills, alcohol and cocaine."

-Jayson- · #6 09-20-2005, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by turtlecrxsi

Wow... that is messed up... but did anybody notice?

"Kellie could not live with the fact that she had said horrible things that hurt her sister. She fell to pieces. Four months later, she ended her life with an overdose of pills, alcohol and cocaine."

incase you didnt know, most people who committ suicide just dont do it on a whim. Its usually a results of months or years of mental problems. 4 months is realatively short period of time. How long do you think it would take you to convince yourself to kill yourself?

I do agree that the show is a big pile of shit. And its horribly wrong to do that to a person.

PWRDbyUNCLEbens · #7 09-20-2005, 12:10 PM

Yeah, I think the 4 months is going to play a very big part in the case.. and the cocaine. ANyone can overdose if they're high enough on the drugs to start with. It is F'de up however that they didnt perform the surgery, but I doubt it was the cause of the suicide.

ci5ic · #8 09-20-2005, 12:35 PM

NEWSFLASH: If you're on an "extreme makeover" show, It's probably because you like like you were hit by the ugly bus, so it shouldn't come as any surprise that people think you're ooogly.

turtlecrxsi · #9 09-20-2005, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by PWRDbyUNCLEbens

Yeah, I think the 4 months is going to play a very big part in the case.. and the cocaine. ANyone can overdose if they're high enough on the drugs to start with. It is F'de up however that they didnt perform the surgery, but I doubt it was the cause of the suicide.

That is what I meant. Anybody can overdose from cocaine... uppers and downers don't always play nice...

TexasF355F1 · #10 09-20-2005, 01:03 PM

I always thought that show was ridiculous as well. It just shows how superficial and self-conscious people are. But I do feel bad for the lady if she was promised this and then they just dumped her. That's pretty shity.

Shpyder · #11 09-20-2005, 01:08 PM

You guys remember Face/Off with Nick Cage and Travolta?

This is insane, read it:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5122174/

xokayxo · #12 09-20-2005, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Shpyder

You guys remember Face/Off with Nick Cage and Travolta?

This is insane, read it:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5122174/

that is disgusting. i would NOT want someone walking around with my face. at least some people think the family should decide whether or not they want their dead loved one's face be transplanted.

as for kellie mcgee, i could see why she would feel extreme guilt over what happened to her sister. i have two sisters, one older and one younger, and i am VERY protective of both of them. although.... i dont think i would kill myself if something of that nature happened to them. i only wonder if she didnt have a pill popping/alcohol/drug problem before the show started.

lamehonda · #13 09-20-2005, 02:03 PM

Those tv producers are going to hell. That is downright evil. Why the hell would you get the family members to say nasty things? Those things would still hurt even if you did get plastic surgery and it did make you "beautiful".

Gohan Ryu · #14 09-20-2005, 03:07 PM

If you die from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, or by hanging yourself, or jumping off of a building, then it is suicide.

If you die from alchohol, pills and cocaine that is not suicide, that is an overdose. Sounds like she had a pretty f*cked up life before the show dumped her sister.

Saying her sister is ugly on a tape that no one will ever see...that's a f*cking JOKE if you think about how many people have to deal with real problems like unemployment or homelessness - and her sister already knew she was ugly or she never would have tried to go on the show to begin with. If ABC loses the lawsuit they should be allowed to air the tape of the dead sister saying how ugly the ugly sister is.

F*cked up lawsuits like this show how greedy and selfish people are - and stupid for trying to blame their family problems on a TV network.

It's still f*cked up that the ugly broad got dumped from the show though.

ci5ic · #15 09-20-2005, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Gohan Ryu

If you die from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, or by hanging yourself, or jumping off of a building, then it is suicide.

If you die from alchohol, pills and cocaine that is not suicide, that is an overdose. Sounds like she had a pretty f*cked up life before the show dumped her sister.

Saying her sister is ugly on a tape that no one will ever see...that's a f*cking JOKE if you think about how many people have to deal with real problems like unemployment or homelessness - and her sister already knew she was ugly or she never would have tried to go on the show to begin with. If ABC loses the lawsuit they should be allowed to air the tape of the dead sister saying how ugly the ugly sister is.

F*cked up lawsuits like this show how greedy and selfish people are - and stupid for trying to blame their family problems on a TV network.

It's still f*cked up that the ugly broad got dumped from the show though.

You do realize that it is possible to intentionally overdose, right? But, I do agree that this family probably had alot of problems prior to this incident.

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