‘Pool incident’ last straw in playful ‘Bachelor’ franchise

as they “explore new relationships” in a “secluded and dreamy paradise”, as ABC describes it.

The goal is basically to stir up as much drama and feature as many hookups as possible, as the producers tend to mix together villains, enemies and fan favourites from previous seasons.

It’s unclear exactly what happened to shut down production, but reports from TMZ and Entertainment Tonight point to an incident in the pool between contestants Corinne Olympios and DeMario Jackson.

According to Los Angeles Times reporter Amy Kaufman, who is writing a book about a producer filed a complaint after witnessing the incident. Production stopped and the entire cast was sent home, Entertainment Weekly reported.

ABC did not respond to questions about what occurred. On Sunday evening, Warner released a statement: “We have become aware of allegations of misconduct on the set of in Mexico. We have suspended production and are conducting a thorough investigation of these allegations. Once the investigation is complete, we will take responsive action.”

Olympios is known as last season’s villain on and she became famous for her immensely quotable lines and the fact that she was a 24-year-old with a nanny; she was one of the final four before she was eliminated by bachelor Nick Viall.

Jackson made headlines two weeks ago on when a woman claiming to be his girlfriend showed up on set. After Jackson couldn’t come up with an explanation, bachelorette Rachel Lindsay sent him packing. – The Washington Post CANNED: Production on the weekend after alleged ‘misconduct’ o confirmed.