Reality Was Never Like This: "Storage Wars"

Anyone who has worked in reality TV knows that much behind-the-scenes work can be involved in creating drama and comedy that are lacking in the real lives of reality TV show participants. I've represented both reality show producers and reality TV stars, and can say there's much content in reality shows that is fictitious -- or at least constitutes a form of induced reality. For example, participants (in other words, characters) are prodded into being villains or buffoons. They are tricked and trapped, all in the name of good entertainment.

A&E's hit cable TV show "Storage Wars" -- which revolves around buyers of storage lockers who hope to find the buried treasure of valuables inside the lockers -- has been accused of being fraught with dishonesty and manipulation by various kinds of deceitful behavior, including planting valuables in the lockers. The accuser: David Hester, a key participant in the show who is a longtime buyer of storage lockers.  The court papers,