Love Is Blind has found itself in several legal scandals with its former stars, including Season 5 contestant Tran Dang. Here’s everything you need to know about her lawsuit with the show.
Love Is Blindhas swiftly become one of the most-watched dating reality TV shows on Netflix. Viewers loved, the show concept which sees a variety of contestants fall in love emotionally without actually seeing each other face-to-face.
However, the show has faced many legal allegations from its past contestants regarding work exploitation, negligence, and sexual assault. This included the Season 2 cast membersJeremy Hartwelland Nick Thompson, Danielle Ruhl, and Briana Holmes.
Tran was edited out from Love Is Blind Season 5
Tran was part of Love Is Blind Season 5 and got engaged on-screen with castmate Thomas Smith. However, all of Tran’s footage was cut out after she sued the show and her fiancé. The couple was excluded from Season 5 promotional material, as well.
Tran sued Thomas, Kinetic Content, and Delirium TV, saying that she wassexually assaulted by her fianceon their post-engagement trip to Mexico. Tran revealed that she tried to tell the producers the next morning and received no proper support from them.
Similar to whatSeason 2 cast member Jeremysaid, Tran expressed feeling neglected during the filming, as though she had to fend for herself while being in an emotionally stressful environment.
Both Jeremy and Tran claimed their movements were restricted by production staff during filming. Tran was not allowed to leave the set when she wanted to, and with her lawsuit hopes to hold the company accountable forfalse imprisonment.
One of the show’s creators, Chris Coelen, spoke withPeopleand refused all accusations, saying that production was not made aware of what Tran was going through.
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