Kristen Bell disputes role in Fox News podcast 'The Life of Jesus'

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00:00Fox News just announced a new Life of Jesus podcast starring Kristen Bell, but here's the

00:05thing, Kristen Bell never signed on for it. Same goes for Brian Cox and Sean Astin, who claimed

00:11their old audiobook recordings were repurposed without notice. Fox News insists the project was

00:16fully licensed through Gulfstream Studios, pointing to contracts from the 2010 audiobook,

00:21Truth in Life, Audio Bible. So here's the legality behind it. If the original contracts

00:26allowed for reuse, Fox is in the clear. But critics argue consent and transparency matter,

00:31especially when stars' names are used to promote the new content. And this kind of thing has

00:35happened before. Back in 2012, the cast of the miniseries Roots spoke out when old footage from

00:41their performances was reused in a new documentary without asking them first. The studio claimed that

00:47the contracts gave them the right to use the footage indefinitely, and legally they prevailed.

00:51But the public wasn't happy. Many people felt it was misleading to promote the project like the

00:57actress had signed off on it. That's why the comparison matters here. Just like with Roots,

01:01Fox might be legally covered, but the bigger question is whether stars should get a say when

01:06their names and voices are used to sell new work years later. So, legal but unethical,

01:12or ethical but not legal? Drop your thoughts in the comments and follow us here for more.