Ofcom Investigates 10-Season Married at First Sight UK Over Cast Fairness Complaint
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 20
Ofcom Investigates 10-Season Married at First Sight UK Over Cast Fairness Complaint
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 20
Summary
Monday's probe centers on a fairness and privacy complaint from a cast member who alleges unjust or unfair treatment on Married at First Sight UK.
The investigation adds regulatory pressure after a May BBC Panorama report detailed rape allegations from two female cast members, which the men involved deny.
Ofcom had already told MPs in June it would urgently assess whether further action was needed after reviewing Channel 4's welfare findings; earlier this month, one cast member was arrested on suspicion of rape.
Channel 4 has not decided whether to air the already filmed latest series, after pulling past episodes from streaming in May and commissioning a welfare review due later this summer.