Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel is a reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 docudrama

Docudrama

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 broadcast on the TruTV cable network. It focuses on the staff (bartenders, cocktail waitresses, security, etc.) of the Rehab pool party hosted at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The show is rated TV-14.

Synopsis

Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel chronicles the staff of the rehab party as they attempt to keep the often wild partygoers under control while trying to do their jobs well and avoid their bosses' anger.

Recurring Cast

• Matthew Minichino - Director of Nightlife
• Sharon Meyers - Special Events Security Supervisor

Season Three Cast

• Chantel Corradino and Jessica Snook - Bartenders
• Amanda Caldwell and Jonna Mannion - Cocktail Servers
• Jake - Security Guard
  Security guard
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Criticism and controversy

Rehab is one of many shows truTV airs that have been accused of being staged or scripted.

Lawsuit

In September 2010 the owner of the Hard Rock brand

Hard Rock Cafe

Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Americans Peter Morton & Isaac Tigrett. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2006, Hard Rock was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and...

 filed a lawsuit

Lawsuit

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 against the company which acquired the rights to the name of the hotel, Morgans Hotel Group

Morgans Hotel Group

Morgans Hotel Group is a hospitality company that owns & operates boutique hotels as well as acquiring and redeveloping in the United States and Europe....

, stating that the show has damaged the company name by associating it with "drunken debauchery, acts of vandalism, sexual harassment, (and) violence." Despite the lawsuit, truTV ran the third season and continues to do so. Morgans Hotel Group argued that "This show and the lively behavior it portrays have already been on the air for two years... it has brought enormous popularity to the Hard Rock brand.

Undercover Drug Sting

In 2010, undercover police officers investigated security guards and VIP hosts who were allegedly selling drugs to guests and allowing (at least on one occasion) an undercover officer to smoke marijuana in a public restroom after bribing a security guard. These stings occurred at the now-closed Body English and Vanity nightclubs (which, in addition to Rehab, were managed by Matthew Minichino) also on the Hard Rock Hotel property and featured on the show. Hard Rock Hotel has reportedly fired all employees listed in the complaint, and agreed to pay a $650,000 fine. In December 2010, truTV cancelled Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel.

External links

• Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel on TruTV.com