MTV's 'Catfish' suspended in light of sexual assault allegations

MTV's 'Catfish' suspended in light of sexual assault allegations

MTV has put production of its reality series 'Catfish' on hold as host and executive producer Nev Schulman faces allegations of sexual harassment.

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MTV's production of the reality series 'Catfish' has been put on hold as Nev Schulman, co-host and executive producer since 2012, now faces sexual assault allegations.

Schulman has been accused of sexual misconduct and suspended, days after a woman posted videos online strongly intimating that he sexually harassed her during shooting of the show in 2015.

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"Catfish is hosted by Max Joseph and Mr. Schulman, and it's seventh season ended in March, but future production has now been placed on pause pending the outcome of an internal investigation into Mr. Schulman. We take these allegations very seriously,” an MTV spokesperson said in a statement.

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