Stacy Snyder, one of the “Love is Blind” cast members who took legal action against the show, has shared how much she made off of the multi-million dollar class action lawsuit.
Snyder was on Season 5 of the popular Netflix dating show, where she made it down the aisle with contestant Izzy Zapata, before calling the engagement off at the altar. Originally, the pair said they planned to stay together and work on things, but they ended up breaking up about a week after the season aired.
Snyder joined in on what became a class-action lawsuit against the show’s production company, Kinetic Content, after it was originally filed by Season 2 contestant Jeremey Hartwell in July 2022, alleging that cast members were forced to work long hours in poor conditions with no pay.
In December 2024, Netflix chose to settle for $1.4 million to be divided amongst all parties, more than a third of which was designated for attorneys’ fees.
Here is what to know about the lawsuit and how much Snyder received from the settlement.
What does the ‘Love is Blind’ lawsuit say?
The complaint obtained by USA TODAY accuses Kinetic of enforcing “unsafe and inhumane working conditions,” exerting “excessive control” over cast members’ lives and pushing “sleep deprivation, isolation, lack of food and excessive alcohol” on contestants for “entertainment value.”
The cast and crew were required to work 20 hours a day, seven days a week, for just $1,000 per week, the suit also alleged, equating to just $7.14 per hour.
The lawsuit ultimately included around 144 former cast and crew members.
How much did Stacy Snyder receive from the settlement?
Snyder shared what her cut looked like on TikTok in July, posting a video of herself opening the settlement check with the caption, “when the trauma turns into a direct deposit.”
“This is what I am owed for filming not even two full months,” she said, showing an $8,287 check to the camera. “This is more than I got paid for filming an entire season of 12 to 20-hour workdays.”
In the TikTok, Snyder says she doesn’t “know if (she’s) mad or happy,” adding that “it’s more of the justice piece and not the money.”
“It’s just sick that people who have power take advantage of people they know don’t know any better in these situations,” she said.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: ‘Love is Blind’ star reveals payout from class-action lawsuit
