Sex workers who were filmed for A&E's 8 Minutes, which says it provides resources for women who want to get out of sex work, allege that the production lied to them. Three of them told BuzzFeed News that they wanted help getting out of sex work, and were never given any of the promised assistance. When reached, a representative for the network said the show is no longer on the air and, thus, they have no comment.

The premise of the reality series is that sex workers are contacted by pastor and former police officer Kevin Brown, who meets them in a hotel room posing as a client and then offers the women "resources" to get out of "the life."

"This show, these people, it's a disaster in my life," said Kamylla, who spent weeks waiting for the promised assistance, quickly running out of money to support herself, her husband, and her children. They gave her a $200 fee and then did not follow through on promises of medical, dental, housing, and employment assistance, she told BuzzFeed News. "I kept on calling them, and nothing happened."

Kamylla hesitated to put up another ad for her services because she thought she wouldn't get help if she started doing sex work again; desperate for money, Kamylla said she put up an ad and was arrested shortly thereafter on prostitution charges.

"All I wanted was help, man. All I wanted was a way out. I gave them what they wanted, but they didn't give me what I wanted," Gina, who was featured on 8 Minutes' April 2 premiere, told BuzzFeed News. She said she tried to get in contact with the production team for assistance getting a car and housing after she was filmed, but eventually gave up. "I'm not gonna beg people," she said. "Y'all said you were gonna help."

Like Kamylla, Gina said she stopped doing sex work in anticipation of financial assistance from the show, but "I didn't get a fucking thing," she added. Gina said she was given $400: $200 for appearing on the show, and $50 each for the four friends she brought in. "Can't compare to what they're making," she said.

Similarly, Donna told BuzzFeed News she wanted financial assistance for herself, her husband, and her five small children; she believed she would be given assistance after participating in the show. She said she had done sex work in the past but was not doing it at the time (a friend referred her). Nevertheless, the show gave her and her husband about $600 to be in a segment after her husband was asked to pose as her pimp, she said.

Donna said the "resource" she was given was the phone number of a woman in Texas. "She kept saying she's a counselor. I don't need a therapist: I need a place to live," she told BuzzFeed News. "Within a month, if you can't do what you said you were gonna do, we don't got nothin' to talk about."

Relativity Media, the production company behind the show, did not respond to requests for comment on Tuesday.