Do abuse allegations against 'Bachelor' creator Mike Fleiss spell trouble for the franchise?

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles County judge on Tuesday ordered Mike Fleiss, the reality television producer behind "The Bachelor" franchise, to stay 100 yards away from his estranged wife after she filed a complaint alleging that he'd verbally and physically abused her. As part of that complaint, she submitted photos of bruises she alleged he'd given her and footage of what she claimed was an altercation between the two that was caught on security cameras at the couple's Hawaii home on July 6.

The alleged domestic assault raises questions about whether the Walt Disney Co.-owned ABC, which airs "The Bachelor," and Warner Bros. Television, which produces Fleiss' lucrative television shows, will stand behind the producer. While the current season of "The Bachelorette" has received high praise from viewers who have rallied behind sex-positive lead Hannah