‘Catfish’ Host Subject of Sexual Misconduct Investigation, MTV Suspends Production

“We take these allegations very seriously,” Viacom network says in a statement

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MTV has suspended production on “Catfish” as host and executive producer Nev Schulman becomes the latest TV star to face an investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct.

A spokesperson for the network said in a statement on Thursday that MTV was working with the show’s production company to look into the matter: “We take these allegations very seriously. We’re working with Critical Content, our third party production company, to conduct a thorough investigation.”

The investigation follows two YouTube videos posted by Ayissha Morgan, a woman who appeared on the show in 2015, in which she alleged that a man she dubbed “Jack” made repeated sexual advances and lewd comments while they filmed her episode.

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