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Want to work in Hollywood? Here's the kind of nondisclosure agreements you have to...

• http://www.latimes.com, James Rufus Koren

If you wanted to work for Leonardo DiCaprio's company Greenhour Corp. a few years ago, you would have had to sign a document crucial to the Oscar winner's "personal safety, well being and business."

Prospective workers were asked to consent to confidentiality agreements that not only prevented them from disclosing private information about the actor, but also a long list of "offensive/inappropriate material" they may be exposed to in the development of films and other projects.

What's more, a copy of the agreement reviewed by The Times appears to demand that workers give up their rights to sue DiCaprio or Greenhour over a wide variety of claims, including harassment, invasion of privacy and infliction of emotional distress — "whether or not in connection with the development" of DiCaprio-related projects.

That's just one example of the terms of Hollywood confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, documents that aim to protect personal or corporate information and have come under the spotlight since the Harvey Weinstein scandal erupted early this month.