Love Is Blind Contestant Claims Sexual Assault, False Imprisonment

Love Is Blind is making headlines. And it’s not for an exciting teaser or a shocking revelation from a contestant. 

Instead, Love Is Blind contestant Tran Dang has filed a lawsuit alleging that her participation in the show resulted in sexual assault. Keep reading for all the details.

Love Is Blind – Tran Dang Claims False Imprisonment

Tran Dang has filed a lawsuit against production companies Kinetic Content and Delirium TV. And the Love Is Blind contestant claims that her former fiance Thomas Smith sexually assaulted her amid filming the latest season of the Netflix show. The duo became engaged during season five. However, Dang claimed that she suffered from false imprisonment and negligence. But Kinetic Content and Delirium TV denied the allegations via Variety.

“We support and stand with victims of sexual assault,” stated the companies. “But Ms. Dang’s claims against the producers are meritless. We document the independent choices of adults who volunteer to participate in a social experiment. Their journey is not scripted, nor is it filmed around the clock. We have no knowledge or control over what occurs in private living spaces when not filming.”

And the companies also noted that “participants may choose to end their journey at any time.” However, they stated that both companies “take any and all concerns of our participants seriously and prioritize their well-being. Obviously, we cannot address undisclosed concerns.”

Love Is Blind creator Chris Coelen is shutting down negligence, assault and false imprisonment claims made by former season 5 contestant Tran Dang. https://t.co/k4VdabBG1L

— Us Weekly (@usweekly) October 6, 2023

Love Is Blind – Contestant Continued ‘Experiment’

And the companies also claimed that during Tran’s involvement in Love Is Blind, “she never informed the producers of any alleged wrongdoing of any kind. Nor did she choose to end her participation in the experiment. Instead, Ms. Dang continued in the experiment for weeks after the time her lawyers now claim an incident occurred. We deny and will vigorously defend the allegations against us.”

And creator and CEO of Kinetic Content Chris Coelen chimed in. Because Dang did not tell production about her feelings, he feels that her lawsuit doesn’t have merit. And he noted, “If anybody ever came to us and said they felt unsafe in any way, we would immediately remove them from the experiment and talk to them, and try to get to the bottom of it.”

However, Coelen revealed that no one told them about feeling unsafe. And he also noted that he received no allegations of sexual assault amid filming. But Dang’s lawsuit alleges that Smith sexually assaulted her during the Mexico getaway vacation trip.

Love Is Blind – Lawsuit Claims Nude Exposure

However, Smith’s lawyer denied that claim. But Dang also claimed, “Smith, and without Ms. Dang’s consent, forcefully groped her, exposed himself in the nude, and repeatedly made sexual contact over her express objections.” 

And the lawsuit claimed that the production company “likely captured on film” all of the “traumatic acts. But Coelen revealed that the camera crew does not film 24 hours a day. And he said that contestants “have plenty of moments where they are not being documented. We don’t mount cameras in the bedrooms or bathrooms. We don’t have any of those. They know when we’re around. As a true believer in these real relationships, I want them to know what it’s like to be with their partner.”

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