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Charges Dropped Against Man In 'Pauper To Princess' Reality Show

POSTED: 3:45 pm EDT May 7, 2008
UPDATED: 4:21 pm EDT May 7, 2008

All criminal charges have been dropped against Marc Brilleman, the man accused of holding women competing in a "princess" reality show against their will in an Apopka home, the Orange County State Attorney's Office said on Wednesday.

Details surrounding the latest developments were not immediately released.

Last month, Local 6 showed video of Brilleman, a head manager of the show, being put into a police patrol car after being charged with false imprisonment.

Police in Apopka raided the home being used for the "Pauper to Princess" show after accusations surfaced that participants were being held against their will.

"(The women) said their cell phones were taken away from them so they were not able to make any contact with their family or friends," neighbor Lori Thompson said last month. "So, they said they were fearful and they were just trying to get out."

The "Pauper to Princess" reality show was created with the apparent idea of taking eight young ladies and putting them inside a home to transform them into princesses.

Neighbors near the Apopka home said they called police after hearing that the girls were unable to leave.

"I'm going to use the word escape because both of the girls said they couldn't leave the house," another neighbor said.

A show participant, Alisha Waizmann, offered a warning to women after leaving the house.

"Watch out for schemes," Waizmann said.

Jim Johnson, of Dream House Productions, said the girls involved in the show were involved in "modeling and etiquette training." He said despite concerns from neighbors, there was nothing sexual going on inside the house.

Johnson said the show was "a rated G production."

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.


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