Why the 'Love Is Blind' Live Reunion Was Delayed on Netflix

's Nick Thompson announced he started a nonprofit to help reality TV stars in the wake of allegations of mistreatment on the hit Netflix show.Thompson, who appeared on season 2 of and married before divorcing co-star Danielle Ruhl, took to Instagram on Thursday and announced he's a founding board member and executive director of outreach for the UCAN Foundation, which aims to «provide mental health and legal support to past, current, and future reality TV contestants.»Thompson explained in a lengthy caption that, no, he and fellow reality TV stars didn't sign up to be food and water-deprived, allegations made by several of his co-stars, including his ex.  «I signed up for a 'psychologically-based' love experiment sold as 'different from other reality shows,'» he wrote in his caption. «Love is Blind S1 made a believer out of me, and I thought the experience could work for me if I went with good intentions and stayed true to myself.»Thompson went on to say that the «vetting» process «included psych tests and evaluations, background checks, and assurances the cast members selected is 'ready for marriage.'» He also claimed being told that the psychologist that conducted his evaluation spoke to his therapist to verity the ethics and conditions of the show out of concern it would diminish his progress.

Speaking her peace. Love Is Blind’s Jackelina “Jackie” Bonds claimed that Netflix allegedly stopped her from attending the live reunion — and canceled her flight — due to “mental health” concerns.

season 2 alum Danielle Ruhl is continuing to speak out about her alleged treatment from Netflix and Kinetic Content producers while filming the hit reality series.Danielle exclusively spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier via Zoom after sharing some of her own personal experiences with  earlier this week.Danielle, who tied the knot with her now-ex-husband, Nick Thompson, on season 2 of the hit reality series, told ET that she was not offered medical or psychiatric assistance while filming the show.«When I was experiencing some medical stuff in the pods, there were no doctors. When I was experiencing mental health issues, there were no therapists,» she claimed.

star Alexa Lemieux is tired of the discussion surrounding her body. The Netflix standout, who married husband Brennon Lemieux on season 3 of the hit series, took to Instagram after attending Khloe Kardashian's Good American event this past week.Posting a montage of footage from the event, Alexa captioned the post, «I haven’t talked about my body on here in awhile, because I’m honestly so sick of it being a conversation.

Shayne Jansen is taking a break from social media after fans expressed concern over the reality star's behavior during a recent Instagram Live.Shayne, who appeared on season 2 of and the Netflix reality spin-off, was captured speaking very quickly and bouncing around the screen as fans commented on his disheveled appearance and erratic movements.One account posted a clip of the Live to TikTok writing, «Anyone else concerned about Shayne from his Live?»Multiple fans agreed in the comments, speculating as to what would cause the Chicago native's behavior.Shortly after, Shayne took to his Instagram Story announcing a break from social media.«Everyone Loves A Scandal — Shayne Jansen,» he wrote, adding, «I'll see y'all next week or month.»Shayne got engaged to Natalie Lee on season 2 of only to get rejected at the altar after the pair had a dramatic off-camera fight shortly before their wedding day.They have since had several public spats rekindling and ending their romance multiple times since the show wrapped in 2021.Shayne was one of three finalist couples on, partnering up with Chloe Veitch. The couple ended their relationship shortly after filming for the reality series wrapped.In March 2022, Shayne spoke on podcast about rumors of drug use that plagued him during «Have I [used drugs]? Yes.

Alexa Lemieux has been hailed as a Khloe Kardashian “dupe” as she met the A-lister at her Good American event. Alexa, who found fame on season three of Netflix’s Love Is Blind, was invited to Khloe’s clothing brand’s event in Los Angeles earlier this week, and it appears as if the pair have since struck up a friendship. Posing for pictures with Keeping Up With The Kardashians favourite, Alexa cut a glamorous figure in a black one-shouldered bodycon dress as she wore her long brunette tresses down and straight.

hounding the cast of Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” with questions about which of the newlyweds would be the first to welcome a child during the show’s long-anticipated, yet ill-fated livestream reunion Sunday, Lachey, 42, who co-hosted the special alongside husband Nick, 49, is being blasted by some women who’ve struggled to conceive. “Were any of my fellow infertility warriors at all triggered by Vanessa Lachey’s annoying baby talk on the season 4?” Jen Walski, a married stay-at-home mother, ranted in her TikTok rebuke of the embattled TV personality, who’s a mom of three. She went on to note that the Lachey’s intrusive probe of the cast’s pregnancy plans made her “uncomfortable.” “They need to fire Vanessa and Nick,” Walski insisted, in part, “and hire somebody who can understand where these people are coming from.”And, unfortunately, there are millions of couples nationwide who have firsthand experience with conception issues. In the US, approximately 1 in 5 (19%) of married women between the ages of 15 to 49, with no prior births, are unable to get pregnant after one year of trying, per the CDC.

Fans are growing worried about Love Is Blind alum, Shayne Jansen…

Over the weekend, the “Love Is Blind” reunion made headlines. But though the season 4 conclusion was filled with plenty of drama, it was Netflix’s inability to get the event, which had been advertised as its second live special, to stream on time.

reunion made headlines. But though the season 4 conclusion was filled with plenty of drama, it was Netflix's inability to get the event, which had been advertised as its second live special, to stream on time.After promises that they were waiting to start the special until it could stream, Netflix eventually gave up and recorded the reunion.

Micah Lussier has some issues with her co-star, Zack Goytowski. Micah, a controversial contestant on season 4 of the hit Netflix dating show, was a guest on Thursday's episode of podcast, and she addressed some of the drama from the show's recent reunion special.«I don't know what Zack was on last night, but it was too much for me,» Micah said of her co-star, who originally got engaged to Micah's pal, Irina Solomonova, before calling it off and tying the knot with Bliss Poureetezadi.She mentioned Zack calling both her and Irina out with claims that they went on the show for fame.«You've plugged your Instagram in this finale or this reunion four different times. Who's here for fame?» Micah asked, referencing Zack's claim of having «receipts» on his personal Instagram account during the reunion.

After the Love Is Blind season 4 reunion, many viewers questioned Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey as hosts, but former contestant Shayne Jansen has their backs.

Khloe Kardashian is ready to give blind love a chance! The 38-year-old reality star met alum Alexa Lemieux, and the two reality stars hit it off right away.Khloe posted pics of herself and Alexa at a Good American event at Soho House in West Hollywood, writing, «When Hulu and Netflix collide.

season 4 stars Chelsea Griffin and Kwame Appiah took to the field on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle to celebrate the Mariners — as well as their new life together.The couple came out to throw the first pitch in the Mariners' match-up against the Milwaukee Brewers, in what was their first public appearance the fourth season of the hit Netflix reality dating series came to an end.Griffin, a Seattle native, took the mound side-by-side with her husband, rocking Mariners jerseys with «Appiah» emblazoned on the back of both. Griffin's family cheered her on as she threw out the ceremonial first pitch to outfielder Jarred Kelenic.Apart from Griffin's family, the two were also cheered on by fellow season 4 alums Zack Goytowski and Bliss Poureetezadi — who are also both Seattle residents.The couples cheered on the home team throughout the game, however the Brewers pulled out a 5-3 win in the end.Both Griffin and Appiah and Goytowski and Poureetezadi found love with one another on the unconventional dating series, and tied the knot back in May 2022.However, unlike Griffin and Appiah, Goytowski and Poureetezadi did not get engaged on the show itself. Goytowski was first engaged to Irina Solomonova, but the pair called off their engaged and Goytoswki subsequently sparked a romance with Poureetezadi.For more on this season of, and the ill-fated reunion special earlier this week, check out the video below.

Love Is Blind producers aren’t happy after several of their cast members just put them on blast for alleged mistreatment! We already know fans have been upset w

 producers are responding to a report in which past contestants claimed they were put through «emotional warfare,» and deprived of food, water and sleep.In an article posted Tuesday by , season 1 contestant Briana Holmes told the outlet that she went on the show thinking she «might find my husband» but «had no idea it was going to be a lot of emotional warfare.» Season 2 contestant Danielle Ruhl — who married and then divorced Nick Thompson — alleged she had a panic attack during the filming of the show and as a result hid in the closet.She went on to allege that she told producers she wasn't mentally stable to continue, and she also said she was surprised she passed the show's psychological screening even though she had disclosed a past suicide attempt.«I kept telling them, 'I don’t trust myself. I’ve tried committing suicide before.

SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't watched season 4 of Love Is Blind and the reunion special, proceed with caution. star Jackie Bonds is taking accountability. After skipping Sunday's reunion special on Netflix, Jackie took to Instagram to issue an apology to her ex-fiancé, Marshall Glaze, regarding «disparaging remarks» she made in a series of leaked text messages. She also cleared the air about the convoluted timeline between ending her relationship with Marshall and beginning a new one with Josh Demas. «I would like to start this off by saying I sincerely apologize and take accountability for my actions and words in my relationship between Marshall and I,» she began her mea culpa.«I also want to take the time to express my gratitude and appreciation for Marshall clearing up that I did in fact end the relationship before meeting Josh at the coffee shop,» Jackie continued.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters revealed what exactly went wrong with the live “Love Is Blind” Season 4 reunion special on Sunday — and how they plan to fix the problem with other live broadcasts moving forward. “We’re really sorry to disappoint so many people,” Peters said during a prerecorded Q1 earnings interview Tuesday. “We didn’t meet the standard that we expect ourselves: to serve our members and just be clear from a technical perspective. We’ve got the infrastructure. We had just a bug that we introduced, actually, when we implemented some changes to try to improve live-streaming performance after the last live broadcast, Chris Rock[‘s ‘Selective Outrage’] in March. We just didn’t see this bug in internal testing because it only became apparent once we put multiple systems interacting with each other under the load of millions of people trying to watch ‘Love Is Blind.'”

He shocked the reality TV world when he revealed that he’d secretly had a child with an unknown woman and Love Is Blind fans stopped at nothing to uncover who Bartise had a baby with after Love Is blind.

 star Marshall Glaze is explaining why he never felt Josh Demas was a threat to his relationship during his engagement to Jackie Bonds.In an interview with Nick Viall on the alum's podcast,, Marshall took exception to Viall saying Josh was a «threat.»«A threat? I don't know that that's the right word for it,» Marshall said. «I wouldn't call it a threat.»Viall, who admitted he didn't think Marshall would end up with Jackie in the end because they weren't compatible, later clarified that Josh was more of a threat to the relationship. Marshall agreed to that characterization and said that was «very evident» and concedes now that Josh and Jackie had a connection and is happy for them.

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