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Producer: ‘Bachelor’ spinoff will resume

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No cast member misbehaved or was in jeopardy on the set of ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise,” producer Warner Bros. said Tuesday after a review of show videotape.

Production on “The Bachelor” spinoff that had been suspended during the probe will resume, Warner Bros. said in a statement. ABC immediatel­y announced that the reality series will air this summer as planned.

The studio’s investigat­ion conducted with an outside law firm found that the footage “does not support any charge of misconduct by a cast member,” Warner Bros. said.

“Nor does the tape show, contrary to many press reports, that the safety of any cast member was ever in jeopardy,” the studio said.

Despite the finding, Warner Bros. said it planned to implement changes to the show’s policies and procedures “to enhance and further ensure the safety and security” of all participan­ts.

Warner Bros. hasn’t detailed the allegation­s reportedly made by a witness to the show’s fourth-season taping in Mexico earlier this month.

But last week, “Bachelor in Paradise” contestant Corinne Olympios said she was a “victim” who was seeking therapy for what she called the physical and emotional trauma she experience­d June 4.

Olympios, who said she has little memory of what occurred, hired attorney Martin Singer, who did not immediatel­y respond to a request for comment.

 ?? JORDAN STRAUSS/INVISION ?? Corinne Olympios says she was a “victim” of trauma during taping of ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise.”
JORDAN STRAUSS/INVISION Corinne Olympios says she was a “victim” of trauma during taping of ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise.”

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