‘The Bachelorette’ Contestant Devin Strader’s Restraining Order Raises Questions About Franchise’s Vetting Process
deadline.comABC and Warner Bros. find themselves in a bit of hot water with The Bachelorette after news surfaced Monday that Season 21 contestant Devin Strader was arrested for burglarizing an ex-girlfriend’s Louisiana home in 2017.
The revelation calls into question the franchise’s vetting process once again. It comes just two weeks after the season finale, during which audiences learned that Strader was the last man standing, accepting a proposal from Jenn Tran, but he broke up with her shortly after.
In addition to his arrest, documents from the Baton Rouge Police Department state that Strader’s ex had a restraining order at the time. “We take the safety of our contestants very seriously and make every effort to conduct thorough diligence.
As exhaustive as our vetting process is, this protective order did not surface in our searches,” a source close to production tells Deadline.
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