Below Deck $850M Lawsuit 2026, Former Cast Member Says Producers Manufactured a Romance, Then Destroyed His Career
Emile Kotze — a South African deckhand who appeared on Below Deck Season 3 in 2015 at age 23 — is suing NBCUniversal, Bravo Media, and production company 51 Minds Entertainment for up to $850 million over allegations of sexual harassment, manipulation, defamatory editing, and a decade-long cover-up. Kotze claims he was “sexually harassed, manipulated,…
