Controversy
The Pickup Artist received some controversy over the discovery that some of the contestants' livelihoods were not as they were listed on the VH1 show profiles, causing some to question whether or not the show was staged. Alvaro "Kosmo" Orlando had been listed as a game programmer, with Kosmo stating that he had been working as a VJ, cameraman, and aspiring actor for the past four years in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles. Runner-up contestant Brady Sprunger had also been incorrectly described as a shy photographer and had actually been working for a Los Angeles based modeling agency called Action Agency for five years prior to the show's taping.
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