Love Is Blind has found itself in hot water a number of times with former stars of the show, including Season 2 contestant Jeremy Hartwell.
Love Is Blind became a fast hit after its premiere in 2019, spawning several spin-offs within a few years. Viewers loved the show concept which let people fall in love emotionally without seeing each other face to face.
However, the show faced many legal allegations from its past contestants regarding work exploitation, negligence, and sexual assault. This included the Season 5 cast member Tran Dang, Season 2’s Nick Thompson, Danielle Ruhl, and Briana Holmes.
Jeremy Hartwell was a contestant in Love Is Blind Season 2 in 2022 and he has sued the Netflix reality show along with Kinetic Content production company.
Jeremy filed a class action lawsuit for Love Is Blind
Chelsea and Jimmy from Love Is Blind
Jeremy joined the show as a 36-year-old single director and entrepreneur with a background in law. Unfortunately for Jeremy, he wasn’t able to find his ideal match in the pods.
After filming ended, Jeremy expressed open discontent with the ‘hellish’ work conditions provided for the reality stars. He sued Netflix and the Love is Blind production company under the California Superior Court in LA. His attorney was Chantal Payton of Payton Employment Law firm and he filed the lawsuit as a ‘class action on behalf of all participants in Love Is Blind and other non-scripted productions.’
According to many statements from past participants, they had signed up to film the show 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They were expected to fall in love within 20 days and get engaged within 2 weeks. Participant Briana Holmes had to leave mid-season as she had a panic attack working under stress and in a compromised mental health care environment.
Jeremy said the participants were given ‘inhumane working conditions’, and it took him several weeks to recover from the sleep deprivation he faced while filming Love Is Blind.
The reality star expressed that he was deprived of social connection while filming. He said, “This made cast members hungry for social connections and altered their emotions and decision-making.”