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Police investigate Married at First Sight Australia after 'inappropriate' allegations
Married at First Sight Australia is facing fresh controversy after police launched an investigation into the hit reality TV show.
New South Wales told BBC News that inquiries had taken place "following a report of inappropriate content being shared".
Channel Nine, which broadcasts Married at First Sight Australia, confirmed that it was "aware of a police investigation" involving the show's production company.
It is the latest blow for the show, after a BBC News investigation earlier this year into MAFS Australia revealed cast members said they had not been told their partners had previous drug and violence convictions.
Those revelations led to a warning from Australia's media watchdog, which called them "serious and disturbing".
The British version of Married at First Sight, known to many as MAFS UK, was separately plunged into crisis in May after BBC Panorama reported rape allegations from two female cast members - allegations the men involved have denied.
MAFS UK is made by a different production company to the Australian version.
Panorama investigates allegations that raise serious concerns that welfare procedures on Married at First Sight UK have failed contributors, leaving them at risk of harm.
Married at First Sight shows single people agreeing to "marry" total strangers after meeting for the first time at their mock weddings.
The marriages are not legally binding, but viewers see the couples go on "honeymoons", before moving in together and navigating their relationships - all while being filmed, almost every day.