Are You The One? Drawn From Screening After Gianna Hammer's Accusations
JAKARTA - The reality show Are You the One? from MTV in the spotlight. One of his former contestants, Gianna Hammer, reveals himself being abused by fellow members and sedated by the production team.
In her most recent interview with the Daily Beast, this 25-year-old woman claims a contestant abused her while filming in the Dominican Republic in 2016.
He said several other contestants who saw the incident tried to pull Hammer out of bed. But instead of firing the perpetrator, the producer assured that the person should stay behind for the rest of the shoot.
“They should never leave me in an unsafe position. I became a changed person after that incident. "
IncidentApart from the Daily Beast, Gianna Hammer also shared the experience through a series of uploads on TikTok.
Hammer explained, all the members of the fifth season were supplied with liquor in large portions until they partied in the middle of the night. One night, Hammer was very drunk and fell asleep next to a male contestant.
At that time he was 21 years old and the doctor gave him an antidepressant drug. In one situation, Hammer got into a fight with a contestant and the production team gave him medicine while drinking.
When he woke up in the morning, the producers told him that nothing happened.
When the fifth season in which Hammer was following the show ended, the production, actors and MTV as a television station never contacted him. Through his Twitter account, Hammer said MTV representatives would deliver a message to television.
Reality ShowI literally have email proof from 2017 reporting my incident to an mtv rep, who then replied would relay it to mtv. Meanwhile in their statement: 🤡🤡🤡 pic.twitter.com/KDOue6YYhS
- Gianna Hammer (@giannahammer) April 19, 2021
Are You the One? is a popular reality show from MTV. This show first aired in 2014 and continued until 2019 in its eighth season.
According to Cinemaholic, Are You the One? Got a positive rating since it was first broadcast. They plan to continue the program despite the ongoing controversy.
Reportedly, MTV is in the middle of producing for its newest season. However, this case made the production party stop the whole process to carry out an investigation.
"We are taking this issue seriously and pausing production to initiate an independent investigation into the allegations, the production company and review our medical protocols," said an MTV representative.
Production house Lighthearted Entertainment rejected Gianna Hammer's accusations, even so they will follow an investigation to find the truth.
"We dispute the allegations made by the former contestants: during the show's eight seasons, no contestants have reported incidents of sexual harassment to Lighthearted," read a statement from the production.