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Mike Fleiss expresses himself after two candidates in his reality TV series made headlines for their alleged sexual misconduct.
Fleiss, who created The single person franchise and the latest show of ABC Proposal, tweeted Sunday morning that he was "horrified" by the charges against two of his men's shows.
"For the record, I'm horrified that any of these a-hole abuses are on our shows," Fleiss said.
He added: "We are working very hard to find ways to do better."
Mike Fleiss
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Last week, ABC canceled its second episode of Proposal after serious allegations have been made against one of its participants. The competitor Michael J. Friday was accused by a woman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Erica Denae Meshke of facilitating her sexual assault in early November.
In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE, ABC and Warner Horizon Productions said that they were taking the allegations against "very seriously" on Friday.
Michael on Friday
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"An allegation was made against a competitor on the episode of next week Proposal. While the charge was not related to the participant's appearance on the program, we take it very seriously, "the statement said.
"ABC and the producers of Proposal He added, adding that Friday had been eliminated in the first round of the series.
Meshke wrote about his alleged experience in a public Facebook post on Thursday. Initially, she did not name Friday but shared a photo of the male candidates for the show and wrote that one of them "was directly responsible for my date rape."
She then shared a screenshot of Friday's Instagram account in the comments section, identifying her as the man she was talking about.
Friday did not respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. Upon hearing the allegations, ABC immediately pulled the pre-recorded episode of Proposal in which appeared on Friday.
Lincoln Adim
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The cancellation occurred the same week after his revelation bachelorette The pretender Lincoln Adim was convicted of indecent assault and battery for fumbling a woman during a cruise. The guilty verdict came on May 21, a few days before the first of the season.
Adim also reportedly did not disclose the charges to Warner Bros., the studio that produces the ABC reality show, at the time of his casting.
"Person on The bachelorette The production had knowledge about the incident or the charges when Lincoln Adim was thrown, and he himself denied having ever hired or been charged with any sexual misconduct, "the studio said in a statement.
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