‘The Bachelor’ Co-EPs Michael Margolis & Keely Booth Resign Amid Controversy Around Dating Franchise
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: There’s more change within The Bachelor universe. Deadline understands that co-executive producers Michael Margolis and Keely Booth have exited the ABC dating franchise.
It comes amid challenging circumstances behind the scenes of the Warner Bros TV-produced show and its spinoffs. Last month, Deadline revealed that had been paused for its traditional 2025 cycle, leading to a slew of crew members losing their jobs on the franchise.
Subsequently, a dozen former and current producers on the franchise accused showrunners and executive producers Claire Freeland and Bennett Graebner of running a “toxic” and “hostile” environment, accusations the pair deny.
Margolis and Booth, who worked on the post-production side of the franchise, were not impacted by the recent exodus but resigned at the end of last week.
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