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Reality TV

Parents of the late James Bonner Jr. sued Megalomedia and Mansfield Films in Harris County Court, claiming their exploitation and neglect led him to commit suicide while filming their reality show, “My 600-lb. Life.”

HOUSTON — Parents of the late James Bonner Jr. sued Megalomedia and Mansfield Films in Harris County Court, claiming their exploitation and neglect led him to kill himself while filming their reality show, “My 600-lb. Life.”

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