Mike Fleiss Left ‘The Bachelor’ Following Misconduct Investigation
deadline.comThe Bachelor creator/executive producer Mike Fleiss’ recently announced departure from the hit ABC reality franchise came after he had been investigated over workplace misconduct allegations, Deadline has confirmed.
According to sources, The Bachelor producer Warner Bros. TV, working with ABC, recently completed the investigation into claims of alleged racist behavior as well as verbal and emotional abuse against Fleiss.
I hear this came together very quickly. After a conversation with Warner Bros. over the results from the investigation, he opted to leave; Fleiss was not formally fired, sources said.
We have reached to a rep for the producer for comment. Upon his departure, Claire Freeland, Jason Ehrlich, and longtime executive Bachelor producer Bennett Graebner were named showrunners for the franchise, it was announced Tuesday.
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