Is The 'Let's Marry Harry' Casting Controversy Really That Big Of A Deal?

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The cheeky world of Harry Jowsey thrives on light scandal, so it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that his latest dating show has found itself in a bit of hot water. As everyone who’s even tangentially aware of reality TV knows, some controversy is almost always great for promotion (see: West Wilson and Amanda Batula’s Summer House tryst) — unless it goes too far (see: Taylor Frankie Paul’s scrapped Bachelorette season). However, the problem with the Let’s Marry Harry drama is that it really doesn’t move the juicy outrage needle in any significant way whatsoever.

The gossip that’s been popping up on TikTok ever since Let’s Marry Harry debuted on Netflix on Aug. 5 is that a large group of the show’s contestants were totally in the dark that they’d be courtin...