‘Married At First Sight UK’ dropped by network after women say they were raped during show

The U.K. version of the “Married At First Sight” reality franchise will no longer air on Channel 4 after allegations that two women were raped during the production of the show.

Channel 4 chief executive Priya Dogra confirmed in a statement Thursday the network was cutting ties with the reality series following an external review of the allegations made while filming its sixth season.

The review found no wrongdoing by the network or the show’s production company, CPL, but Dogra said that the “right course was to bring Married At First Sight UK on Channel 4 to an end.”

“Whilst the review praised the welfare protocols in place and made no findings that … the format is inherently unsafe, I have to consider when is the right time for Channel 4 to move on from a format,” Dogra said.

The rape allegations were first revealed this summer in a BBC Panorama investigation. One of the two women alleged that the husband she was matched with raped her and threatened her with an acid attack, according to the BBC.

A third woman accused her onscreen husband of sexual misconduct.

All three men involved denied the allegations.

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