In a rare admission, MTV says its programming offers a dim view of mental health
Steven Zeitchik, The Washington Post
April 1, 2021
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A scene from "The Hills: New Beginnings" in 2019. The MTV series was one of 29 studied by researchers and found to be misrepresenting mental-health challenges. The networks executives are now trying to change that.MTV
When "Jersey Shore's" Ronnie Ortiz-Magro got into an on-camera fight with his sometime-girlfriend Jen Harley a few years ago, words quickly grew heated.
"You're driving me crazy," Ortiz-Magro yelled at Harley in the show, an episode of the spinoff "Jersey Shore: Family Vacation."
"Cause you're a [bleeping] psychopath," she shot back.