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Jordan McGraw is a music supervisor whose past credits include<\/a> the soundtracks to reality TV shows produced by Dr. Phil<\/a>, whose real name is Phil McGraw and who also happens to be Jordan\u2019s dad. Last April, Jordan McGraw\u2019s production company got another job \u2014 a TV show about New York cops that required the approval of former mayor Eric Adams<\/a>, who is friends<\/a> with Jordan McGraw\u2019s dad.<\/p>\n On the show, Behind the Badge, viewers would follow along with New York Police Department officers in the line of duty as they investigated crime scenes and other situations behind the yellow tape. The unprecedented access, offered by Adams, was a concern to many NYPD officials, including commissioner Jessica Tisch, who objected to the idea, according to reports from NBC News<\/a> and the New York Times<\/a>. But the filming went on. The contract reportedly gave Adams\u2019s office full creative control over the project, including a veto over any compromising footage.<\/p>\n Under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city is regretting this unusual arrangement with McGraw. This week, lawyers for the city sued McGraw and his production company, McGraw Media, citing a breach of contract. According to the lawsuit<\/a> in New York state court, McGraw violated the deal by trying to sell the show to distributors with \u201cextremely problematic\u201d episodes that could expose the identities of crime victims and undercover officers. McGraw allegedly \u201cblatantly disregarded\u201d the city\u2019s veto over sensitive footage in the episodes being shopped around to potential distributors. According to the lawsuit, that includes \u201cfootage capturing an NYPD officer inputting the security code to the back door entrance to a precinct station.\u201d The footage also includes discussions of \u201cencrypted police communications.\u201d<\/p>\n On Wednesday, a judge issued a temporary injunction blocking McGraw from distributing his TV show. In a statement<\/a>, McGraw\u2019s attorney said that the city\u2019s lawsuit is designed to \u201crestrain the publication of speech on matters of public concern.\u201d A hearing in the case is scheduled in state court on Friday.<\/p>\n Despite the change in tune at City Hall, Adams remains a supporter of Behind the Badge. \u201cI\u2019m proud that the work they did tells the real story of our brave police officers,\u201d he wrote<\/a> on X. \u201cHeroes don\u2019t wear capes, they wear blue uniforms.\u201d Adams also wrote that McGraw brought \u201cexceptional talent to the project.\u201d He also reportedly made a $500,000 donation to Adams\u2019s reelection campaign<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n Sign Up for the Intelligencer\u00a0Newsletter<\/p>\n Daily news about the politics, business, and technology shaping our world.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n