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Police investigate Married at First Sight Australia after 'inappropriate' allegations

Police investigate Married at First Sight Australia after 'inappropriate' allegations

Summary

Police in New South Wales are investigating the Australian reality TV show Married at First Sight (MAFS) after a report about inappropriate content being shared. The investigation follows earlier concerns about cast members not being informed about their partners’ past criminal convictions.

Key Facts

  • New South Wales Police started an investigation on August 24, 2026, about inappropriate content connected to MAFS Australia.
  • The matter will be passed to Western Australia Police, but they have not yet received it.
  • Channel Nine confirmed the police investigation involves the show’s production company, Endemol Shine Australia.
  • Earlier in 2026, a BBC News investigation found that some MAFS Australia cast members were not told about their partners’ drug and violence convictions.
  • Australia’s media watchdog called these findings serious and disturbing.
  • A male cast member reportedly made a formal police complaint about private information being shared without consent during the show.
  • The British version of the show (MAFS UK) faced separate allegations of rape, but it is made by a different production company.
  • MAFS involves strangers agreeing to “marry” and live together, but the marriages are not legally binding and are filmed for TV.
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