As “Bachelor in Paradise” resumes production after an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations, the show has implemented a new drug policy that in which contestants have their bags searched for drugs they are not prescribed.
According to a production email obtained by TMZ, all over-the-counter and prescription medications must be turned in to the show’s medical staff prior to filming, and any drugs, illegal or otherwise, that are not turned in will be confiscated.
TMZ reports that the new drug policy is not related to the sexual misconduct allegations and is part of a general plan to tighten control over the contestants’ activities during filming.
Production on the ABC reality TV show was paused on June 11 after an encounter between contestants Corinne Olympios and DeMario Jackson, which Olympios claimed had been non-consensual. Warner Bros., which produces the show through Warner Horizon Television, announced this past Tuesday that no evidence of misconduct had been found and that production would resume.
Olympios’ attorney, Martin Singer, responded to the announcement with a statement in which he said that complaints of misconduct were also sent in from the show’s producers and crew members, and that his own team would continue their own investigations.
“It comes as no surprise that Warner Bros., as a result of its own internal investigation, would state that no wrong doing had occurred,” Singer said. “Our own investigation will continue based on multiple new witnesses coming forward revealing what they saw and heard.”