Brittany Hockley has claimed she 'doesn't believe for a second' that Married At First Sight's casting agents did not realise axed groom Simon Blackburn had posted hateful TikTok videos online, prior to signing him up for the show.
On Thursday, The Bachelor star, 32, discussed the scandal with her Life Uncut co-host Laura Byrne - days after it was revealed that Blackburn had been booted off the series after his vile TikTok rants against women and gay people resurfaced.
During the chat, reality TV veteran Brittany said: 'People cry out that they want drama on reality TV. Where is the line?
Bombshell statement: Brittany Hockley (right) has claimed she 'doesn't believe for a second' Married At First Sight casting agents didn't realise axed groom Simon Blackburn had posted hateful TikTok videos before signing him up for the show. Pictured with Laura Byrne
'This person has 100 per cent gone too far, and Channel Nine casting this person has gone too far.
'Channel Nine have said they didn't realise his thoughts were so prominent, they didn't realise he was like this - I mean that's rubbish, as casting do a deep dive into every person they cast.
'That's why they cast them. They know everything about them, they know if there are any connections, they know what their political views are, their beliefs.'
Gone: Simon Blackburn, a groom from the upcoming season of Married At First Sight, was removed from the show last week after a string of videos resurfaced of him using vile homophobic and misogynistic language
She continued: 'The whole reason you are cast on a show is because you're either there to be the really normal person that's going to have a successful relationship, or you are going to be the one who's there for controversy and drama.
'I don't believe for a second that casting agents didn't know, because it takes you two seconds to look on his page to find it. Unless they cast him blindfolded, they knew what it was about.'
In a statement to Daily Mail Australia on Wednesday, Channel Nine said: 'When unacceptable social media content was discovered in relation to Simon Blackburn we immediately took steps to remove him from the program.
'We won't be making further comment.'
'I don't believe for a second that casting agents didn't know, because it takes you two seconds to look on his page to find it. Unless they cast him blindfolded, they knew what it was about,' Brittany said
But Brittany believes he was only removed due to the mass backlash visible online, adding: 'They have said they're going to cut him out purely because thousands of
