DÉJÀ VU! MAFS 2026 Groom Micah Lomu Axed After Disturbing Allegations Surface Online & Investigation Is Launched!

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So Dramatic! with Megan Pustetto · So Dramatic!

February 7, 202615m 25s

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Show Notes

With Married at First Sight officially returning tomorrow, we’re revisiting one of the biggest behind-the-scenes scandals to hit MAFS 2026 before the season even began...

Just two weeks into filming, the experiment was rocked by a major controversy when multiple women came forward online with disturbing allegations about groom Micah Lomu. As first revealed on So Dramatic!, the allegations quickly gained traction on TikTok, prompting calls for producers to intervene.

Not long after, production launched an internal investigation — and in a rare move, both Micah and his on-screen wife, Ankita Karungalekar, were removed from the experiment entirely, despite having already completed their wedding and honeymoon.

In this episode, Megan breaks down:

How the allegations surfaced
What producers knew and when
How the cast allegedly reacted behind the scenes
And what it revealed about the state of MAFS heading into 2026

With the season about to air, this episode is essential listening—not just for context, but to understand how volatile it became before viewers even met the cast...

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