Talk:Seddie/@comment-24341760-20140730053036/@comment-24341760-20140730152340

I think what happened is that at first Nick did support her on the photos. But then they thought they'd use them to their advantage in the negotiations. The negotiations probably came up around the time of the KCA's. Jennette was already mad that the series had been extended to 40 episodes without the chance to renegotiate, and she was also tired of playing Sam and tired of the grueling schedule. As production on the 40 episodes was coming to an end, it was finally time to negotiate. Nick probably told her either accept a lower salary or they wouldn't give her the KCA,even though she won, and they'd make it look like it was because of the photos. (After all, the votes were public, so everyone would know Jennette actually won and would wonder why she didn't get the award). That was the "impossible situation." She figured out a way out of it: she obviously didn't take the lower salary. BUT, she didn't let Nick make it look like the photos were the reason she didn't get the award. Instead, she skipped the KCA's just so the public would know something was up. That way the public wouldn't think she just rolled over and accepted not getting the award because she was embarassed about the photos. She even made sure to say she did not skip it because of the photos, and to let everyone know about the impossible situation. She also refused to return to the set, effectively shutting down the whole thing. This foiled Nick's negotiation strategy. Still, Nick kept it up, making sure to let the media know about the photos at every opportunity. In fact, Jennette is being relatively charitable to Nick by blaming the cancellation NOT on Nick's behavior in the negotiation but on Nick's forcing the "cookie cutter" nature of the characters. That seems like the least of the show's problems. This also explains why Dan is mad at her, because she skipped the night he got the big award. He also probably believes Nicks story that she didn't get the award because of the photos. Maybe that's what they told him, and maybe he wasn't a party to the negotiations some didn't know the real story. It also explains why she is mad at Dan, because he believed Nick's story. (She may not have realized he wasn't told everything). It explains why she initially was ok with Ariana getting offered more money, because she understood that Ariana wasn't to blame for that - her problem was with Nick and she thought she could work it out. But then when Ariana didn't skip the KCA's with her, even knowing about the shenanigans Nick was pulling with then photos and the award, she got mad at her. Yep. Now, if I were a conspiracy theorist, I would not that it seems awfully convenient for Nick that the photos surfaced just as Jennette's contract was coming up for negotiation. Coincidence? Hmmmm....