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| Are There Any More Psycho-Killers on Reality TV? |
| By eonline.com |
| Published: 08/25/2009 |
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You speak of Ryan Jenkins, the young man who was wanted in the murder of ex-wife Jasmine Fiore earlier this month. He has since been found dead of an apparent suicide. Jenkins was all set to appear on not one but two VH1 reality shows, Megan Wants a Millionaire and I Love Money 3. Now, Jenkins had a criminal past—including a Canadian assault conviction and a domestic violence arrest in Vegas—but those never showed up on his background check. How can this be? Well, you might want to read this before applying to appear on a reality show with strange men... Even hiring a respected background-check company can't guarantee that criminals won't slip into a reality-show cast. 51 Minds, the production company behind Megan, released a statement saying it outsourced the vetting of its contestants. But the Canadian conviction still slipped through the cracks via an "error by a Canadian court clerk." Criminal background checks in Canada are actually conducted by local cops, not courts, so if you're looking for a conspiracy theory, there you go. Have at it. Meanwhile, know that riffling through someone's past isn't as easy as it might look. For one, although some counties put their criminal records online, others don't. Read More. |
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