I have seen so many, SO MANY posts coming in through my "google alert page about Alanis and her nanny issues, as her nanny decided that after working 12 hour days and "feeling" like she was held captive/hostage, and that she wasn't treated properly, seems a bit difficult for me to wrap my head around...
The reason I say this is because first, the media loves information like this. It encompasses a scandalous story, hyped up with ridiculous falsities and makes the public think that this poor person was taken advantage of and that a celebrity like Alanis Morrisette should pay some serious retribution for the way she treated her nanny...
Well, here is the thing we do not know yet... Where did Alanis get her nanny from? What Agency did Alanis go through? How were this nanny's references checked and was there a nanny/family contractual agreement? Was the nanny paid on the books or in cash? What were the nanny's expectations of this position when she entered into the agreement? Why did this nanny not communicate with her employer that she was uncomfortable? What actually was the agreement? If Alanis took the extra precautions with her lawyers and a nanny agency (as we are assuming that as well) why wasn't she given the proper information as to how to hire a employee in the state of California, and that all nannies are considered domestic employees and are paid with a W2?
There is just too much nonsense with media stories such as this and it makes me crazy because the media just gives the public enough information to get spun up and usually makes the victim look like sad sort that had been taken advantage of turned into a hero for suing the pop star, but yet, we really do not have enough information to truly hold anyone accountable for the absolute truth in what happened and why it got to this point.
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