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LOS ANGELES - Shock jock Howard Stern sued ABC and the producers of the reality series 'Are You Hot?' claiming the show is based on his ideas that aired on his radio program and it ruined his chances for his own TV deal. The lawsuit accuses the network of copying the 'unique aspects' of a Stern radio segment in which members of his crew and guests evaluate the bodies of in-studio contestants. Stern claims that some of the tactics used on his show were duplicated by ABC's version. Some of the alleged similarities include blunt criticism of contestants and the use of a laser pointer to highlight areas of the contestant's body. Before the ABC show debuted, Stern was in talks to develop a TV series based on his radio segment. He planned to broadcast the show possibly on a pay-cable channel that wouldn't be subject to censorship. But when ABC aired 'Are You Hot?' talks for a Stern TV show collapsed. Stern is seeking $100 million in damages...
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