A Los Angeles County judge on Tuesday ordered Mike Fleiss, the reality television producer behind “The Bachelor” franchise, to stay 100 yards away from his estranged wife after she filed a complaint alleging that he’d verbally and physically abused her. The “Bachelor” franchise has also launched three spin-offs: the now-defunct “Bachelor Pad,” one-season-wonder “The Bachelor Winter Games” and “Bachelor in Paradise,” which is set to start its sixth season Aug. 5. ABC declined to comment on the allegations against Fleiss, but Warner Bros. said production would move forward as usual. Last year, the Disney-owned network canceled its top-rated sitcom “Roseanne,” after its star and series producer, Roseanne Barr, made a racist comment in a late-night tweet. Mike Fleiss, seen here at the "Shark Night 3D" premiere in 2011, has been unable to replicate the success of "The Bachelor" franchise elsewhere on TV.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 17, 2019 12:00 UTC