Love is Blind contestant Tran Dang is suing manufacturing corporations Kinetic Content and Delirium TV, claiming that she was sexually assaulted throughout her time on the fifth season of the hit actuality sequence.
According to Dang (through Variety), she was assaulted by her former fiancé Thomas Smith through the filming of Season 5 of Love is Blind. Dang additionally alleged that situations of false imprisonment and negligence occurred by the hands of the manufacturing corporations as nicely. During their time on the present, Dang and Smith obtained engaged, though they weren’t featured in any episodes.
Both Kinetic Content and Delirium TV denied any allegations in an announcement, following the preliminary reporting of the lawsuit.
“We support and stand with victims of sexual assault, but Ms. Dang’s claims against the producers are meritless. We document the independent choices of adults who volunteer to participate in a social experiment. Their journey is not scripted, nor is it filmed around the clock. We have no knowledge or control over what occurs in private living spaces when not filming, and participants may choose to end their journey at any time,” the businesses mentioned.
“We take any and all concerns of our participants seriously and prioritize their well-being. Obviously, we cannot address undisclosed concerns, and throughout the time that Ms. Dang was involved in the production of Love is Blind, she never informed the producers of any alleged wrongdoing of any kind. Nor did she choose to end her participation in the experiment. Instead, Ms. Dang continued in the experiment for weeks after the time her lawyers now claim an incident occurred. We deny and will vigorously defend the allegations against us.”
What else does the lawsuit say?
In her lawsuit, Dang claims that Smith sexually assaulted her on May 3, 2022, whereas the present was filming a Mexico getaway trip journey. She alleges that “Smith, and without Ms. Dang’s consent, forcefully groped her, exposed himself in the nude, and repeatedly made sexual contact over her express objections.”
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Creator and CEO of Kinetic Content Chris Coelen denied these claims particularly, saying that contestants aren’t filmed all day, and are “living their lives” not on digital camera at instances. ““We don’t mount cameras in the bedrooms or bathrooms. We don’t have any of those. They know when we’re around. As a true believer in these real relationships, I want them to know what it’s like to be with their partner,” Coelen mentioned.
Coelen additionally mentioned that typically the present chooses to not present {couples} who get engaged for different causes, noting that “each season, there are are lots of stories that we don’t tell, regardless of whether couples get engaged or not. Some of them even, we will follow for a little bit and not show their story on the show. It’s a little bit of a judgement call.”
Dang additionally claimed that Smith harassed her throughout a telephone name in May 2022, and that she reached out to the producers to complain, and even tried to stop, however was compelled into doing one ultimate scene.
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