There have already been several controversies this Bachelorette season, and they seemingly keep getting worse. Last week it was revealed that one contestant had been convicted of assault: Lincoln. Will Lincoln be on Bachelor in Paradise? Considering what happened last year, I say the chances are probably slim. Just as Becca's season began airing, Lincoln was found guilty of indecent assault and battery for groping and assaulting a woman on a cruise ship two years ago. Shortly after the news broke, Jake Wark, the Press Secretary for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts, released a statement about Lincoln's sentencing to Reality Steve: Mr. Adim was convicted on May 21, 2018 of indecent assault and battery for groping and assaulting an adult female on a harbor cruise ship early on May 30, 2016. He was sentenced to one year in a house of correction, with that term suspended for a two-year probationary period. The judge ordered him to stay away from the victim and attend three Alcoholics Anonymous meetings per week during those two years. If he complies with the judge’s orders, he will not have to serve out his term, but if he fails to comply with those orders or re-offends, he could be ordered to serve out the year behind bars. In a statement released to TMZ, Warner Bros. (who produces the show, while ABC airs it), said, "No one on the Bachelorette production had any knowledge about the incident or charges when Lincoln Adim was cast, and he himself denied ever having engaged in or been charged with any sexual misconduct." In the statement, Warner Bros. firmly stated that it takes measures to ensure that every contestant undergoes a thorough background check before being cast. "We employ a well-respected and highly experienced third party who has done thousands of background checks consistent with industry standards to do a nationwide background check in this case," the statement said. "The report we received did not reference any incident or charge relating to the recent conviction — or any other charges relating to sexual misconduct." The company also said that they were currently investigating. Lincoln's conviction came just a week before Becca's season was set to air, which meant that it was too late to remove Lincoln from the show. ABC and Warner Bros. have been very clear in their statements that Lincoln would not have been cast had producers known about the sexual assault allegations. Now that he has actually been convicted, there is no way he would be allowed to participate in another reality show. This is not the first time that Bachelor in Paradise has weathered a sexual misconduct scandal. Filming for Season 4 of the show was halted due to allegations of sexual misconduct. And while an investigation showed no evidence of any such misconduct, the show's rules did change and the show opened up a discussion about consent. So, no, I don't think Lincoln will be on Bachelor in Paradise. Honestly? Once Becca eliminates him — good riddance. Lincoln made a good first impression as one of the men to appear on the After the Final Rose special when Becca was announced as the lead. But since his time on the show his popularity has seen a steep decline. He appears as one of the main instigators of drama within the house and doesn't seem well-liked among the other men. Luckily, I don't think he will make it much farther in the show. Becca seems to be moving her relationships forward with some of the other men. I think we can all agree that the less we see of abusers on our televisions, the better.<doc-sep>After it came to light that Bachelorette contestant Lincoln Adim was convicted of indecent assault after he touched a woman inappropriately on a harbor cruise ship in 2016, he continued to cement his "problematic contestant" status by telling his fellow competitors that he thinks the earth is flat. On last night's episode, the contestants were sitting around their cabin in Utah when Adim decided to say, out loud, the exact reasons why he thinks the earth is not round, despite tons of evidence it is. "When you look out of a plane, everything is flat," he said. "And why does the water not fall on all humankind if it's on top of us?" This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. It's clear Adim didn't take into account that when you're on a plane, you're definitely not high enough to see the entire planet or the fact that ships disappear over the horizon. And the "water" he's referring to is most likely the ocean, which isn't even above people and wouldn't "fall." But surely, you know this! Somebody spread the word to him! He also said the reason we can go around the world and not fall off is because of friction. "By just traveling … and friction and gravity. Do you know why you can walk [on the Earth] and not slip off? Friction." To finish his theory, Adim said the Earth can also change shapes. "We’ve been shown more evidence so far that the Earth is round … it could change in the future," he said. This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Ultimately, Adim said he needs the receipts to prove the earth is round. "I just personally think I need more evidence," he said. Adim was found guilty of indecent sexual assault on May 21 for groping and assaulting an adult female on a cruise ship back in 2016, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office Press Secretary Jake Wark confirmed to Cosmopolitan.com. By law, Wark said he is "expected to register as a sex offender." Warner Bros. released a statement saying that no one on The Bachelorette's production team had any knowledge of Adim's conviction before he was cast. The Bachelorette airs on ABC on Monday nights at 8 p.m. EST. If you're wondering if Adim's theory is true, here's a handy guide with evidence of why the Earth is actually round. Shannon Barbour News Writer Shannon is a news writer at Cosmopolitan.com, and when she's not obsessing about Cardi B, she's thinking about Justin Bieber and still trying to memorize Beyoncé's Beychella choreography. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Bachelorette Becca and Colton’s hump day date is uncomfortable to watch (video) by Cheryl Phillips Bachelorette contestant Lincoln Adim has yet to get a one-on-one date with Becca — will he make it through another rose ceremony? Lincoln Adim thinks the earth is flat and was recently convicted of indecent assault and battery, but Becca is keeping him around. In her defense, she probably didn’t see the flat earth conversation until the episode aired last week. And his conviction? She probably found out about that after filming because ABC’s background checks don’t really work. Since his recent conviction made headlines, producers have failed to edit Lincoln off the show. So, how long will he stick around? Here’s the scoop. Even without reading spoilers, we all know he won’t get Becca’s final rose. She seems to be laser-focused on one guy — well, maybe two, but it’s clear who her frontrunners are. Lincoln seems to be sticking around because producers want him there, much like Jordan and his golden underpants. When will Becca send Lincoln home? Lincoln won’t get a one-on-one date, but he won’t be leaving just yet. On Monday, June 25, Becca’s remaining guys will head to Las Vegas for a group date, a two-on-one date, and a one-on-one. Colton gets the one-on-one, Chicken Guy David and annoying Jordan get the dreaded two-on-one. The rest of the guys go on a group date, including Lincoln. It’s not clear who gets the group date rose, but Lincoln is safe for another week. Becca does not send him home during the Week 5 rose ceremony. Lincoln gets into a verbal tussle Episode 6 airs on July 2, one week before Becca’s hometown dates. The guys head to Richmond, Virginia and Lincoln will get picked for yet another group date. According to Reality Steve, Lincoln gets into a verbal tussle with Chris during the date. “They both body shamed each other. Lincoln told Chris Becca would only be into him if she were lesbian because of Chris’ girly body. Called him a woman, said he needed a tampon, and also called him a fat f**k. I guess Chris used to be very overweight when he was younger. Lincoln then said Chris body shamed him too because he accused Lincoln of using steroids.” Are any of these guys worthy of Becca’s final rose? No. Becca finally comes to her senses and sends Lincoln home during the Week 6 rose ceremony. We assume that he won’t be heading to Paradise this summer now that he is serving out his sentence after his May 2018 conviction. Watch the Bachelorette on Monday nights at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.<doc-sep>Though you may not know his name, a gentleman named Mike Fleiss is responsible for bequeathing the world with the Bachelor franchise. He's also the creator of ABC's latest Bachelor-esque show, the Proposal. Both of his shows are currently involved in controversy surrounding men who were somehow cast on them—the Bachelorette for casting a man who was charged with indecent assault, and according to the New York Times, ABC is pulling an episode of the Proposal over concerns regarding contestant vetting. Fleiss finally acknowledged the ongoing controversies for the first time in a tweet posted on Sunday, a few days after the New York Times reported that ABC would pull the second episode of the Proposal, which was originally set to air Monday, June 25. "For the record, I am horrified that any of these abusive assholes are on our shows," Fleiss wrote. "We are working very hard to find ways to do better." This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. For the record, I am horrified that any of these abusive assholes are on our shows. We are working very hard to find ways to do better. — Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) June 24, 2018 As previously reported by Cosmopolitan.com, contestants on the Bachelor franchise undergo background checks as part of the casting process. But that process somehow allowed Lincoln Adim, who was charged with indecent assault in Massachusetts, to slip through the cracks, and get a chance at vying for Becca Kufrin's heart. "No one on the Bachelorette production had any knowledge about the incident or charges when Lincoln Adim was cast, and he himself denied ever having engaged in or having been charged with any sexual misconduct," reads a statement from Warner Bros., the studio behind the show. "We are currently investigating why the [background check] report did not contain this information, which we will share when we have it." Suffolk County District Attorney's Office Press Secretary Jake Wark confirmed the charge, and said that while he can't speak to the quality of background check service that Warner Bros. claims to use, the charge against Adim is public record in Massachusetts. It's unclear if the Proposal employs the same casting process as the Bachelor franchise. But that process is reportedly very rigorous. In her comprehensive book , Amy Kaufman details the process Bachelor/ette hopefuls must endure at a shot for televised romance. It involves rigorous personality tests, a session with a psychologist, and a session with a private investigator to suss out any "skeletons" in a hopeful cast member's closet. In an email to the New York Times, ABC said a "new and different" episode of the Proposal will air Monday in place of the originally planned episode. And sometime since the charges against Adim were first reported, it appears ABC has pulled all photos of him from a Bachelorette online photo gallery. Follow Hannah on Twitter. Hannah Smothers Hannah writes about health, sex, and relationships for Cosmopolitan, and you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>
If there's one thing I've learned watching 15 years of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, it's that people are generally entitled to their opinions. But on Becca's season of The Bachelorette, there's one opinion in the mansion that's just, uh, wrong. Very wrong. Bachelorette contestant Lincoln believes the Earth is flat (not round), and his fellow Bachelorette contestants and Twitter users alike can't believe that this is a thing. When you're a contestant on The Bachelorette, you have a lot of downtime to just sit around and talk. You're not allowed to have phones or computers or basically any entertainment because that doesn't make good television. Who wants to watch a bunch of guys read the news on their phones? Not I! Except the conversation between Becca's men went to a really weird place on the June 18 episode of The Bachelorette. For some reason, the men were talking about the Earth and it being round, and Lincoln interjected that he thought the Earth could be flat, something that was debunked, I don't know, hundreds of years ago when all of those explorers starting crossing oceans on big ships. "I just personally think I need more evidence,” Lincoln said. When asked how those explorers got around, Lincoln explained their voyages as just friction. “By just traveling… and friction and gravity. Do you know why you can walk [on the Earth] and not slip off? Friction,” he said, confidently. Oh Mylanta, I cannot. Then, Lincoln went onto say that the Earth could be a rectangle because "when you look out of a plane, everything is flat." Then he wanted to know why the "water" (aka the oceans) doesn't fall on top of all humankind if it's "on top" of us. Later, Lincoln said, “We’ve been shown more evidence so far that the Earth is round… it could change in the future.” Could it change in the future? Will the Earth's pull change? Because if the Earth goes from round to flat, I think it will mean the destruction of, I don't know, all humans on the planet? Heck, everything on the planet? Twitter users were not amused by this blatant disregard for science. Many Proclaimed That Lincoln Was Cancelled You are the weakest link. Bye. Some Felt This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things Lincoln is ruining it for everyone. Others Felt The Mantestants Should Tell Becca I just want to see her reaction, really. Where's Neil deGrasse Tyson When You Need Him? Let's crack a science textbook, okay, guys? At Least One Former Bachelorette Thought He Should Shut It Sometimes, silence is golden. It's shocking that Lincoln can't accept, you know, basic tenets of science, but this isn't the first time he's been in hot water on this season of The Bachelorette. The flat earth thing is a dealbreaker, at least in my book, but a much bigger dealbreaker? An arrest and conviction for indecent assault. Blogger Reality Steve reported that Lincoln was arrested and convicted of indecent assault and battery for "groping and assaulting an adult female on a harbor cruise ship early on May 30, 2016." That seems like the kind of revelation that would be likely to come up in a background check, but Warner Bros., who produces The Bachelorette, issued a statement saying they had no idea about the charges against Lincoln. The studio told TMZ, "No one on the Bachelorette production had any knowledge about the incident or charges when Lincoln Adim was cast, and he himself denied ever having engaged in or been charged with any sexual misconduct." As social media shows though, the fans don't seem to be overlooking anything about Lincoln or his beliefs. What will The Bachelorette reveal about its contestants next?