Amazon Studios has been sued by a post-production vendor who alleges he was blackballed after refusing to pay kickbacks to an Amazon employee. Joe Eckardt, owner of Unbreakable Post, alleges he has been denied at least $1 million worth of work since refusing to participate in the scheme in 2023. Eckardt has worked on “ Temptation Island ,” “Selling Sunset,” and many other reality shows. According to his complaint, he had lunch in July 2023 with Frank Salinas, the head of post-production at Amazon Studios’ unscripted division, who offered to make him one of the company’s “approved vendors” that would be eligible to bid on projects. The suit alleges that Salinas offered to tell Eckardt the studio’s budget for post-production, allowing him to submit a bid that would be just below that figure, and effectively guaranteeing that he would be awarded the contract. Eckardt would then have to direct a percentage to All Star Media, Inc., a company registered in Salinas’ name, the suit alleges.…