MYFOX NATIONAL) - The production company that cast Ryan Alexander Jenkins in its reality dating show is saying they did not properly check into his background, and should not have cast him. The show, "Megan Wants a Millionaire," has been taken off the air. TMZ.com reported that 51 Minds, the company that produces "Megan Wants a Millionaire," admitted that they did not do a thorough background check on 32-year-old Jenkins and did not know about a charge against him. In June Jenkins was charged in Clark County, Nev., with a misdemeanor count of "battery constituting domestic violence" for hitting his wife in the arm; a trial date has been set for December.
A representative from the company told TMZ, "Obviously, if the company had been given a full picture of his background, he would never have been allowed on the show."
Meanwhile VH1, the cable station that aired the dating show, wanted to make clear that they were not involved in the production of the show. VHI told The Washington Post that "Ryan Jenkins was a contestant on "Megan Wants a Millionaire" -- an outside production, produced and owned by 51 Minds, that is licensed to VH1."
And VH1 said the airing of the show has been pulled, "This show completed production at the end of March. Given the unfortunate circumstances, VH1 has postponed any future airings. This is a tragic situation and our thoughts go out to the victim's family."
On Thursday Jenkins was charged with murder in the death of 28-year-old Jasmine Fiore and is now the target of an international manhunt. Police believe that Jenkins, whose hometown is Calgary, slipped into British Columbia, Canada. TMZ noted that he also has ties to Honduras .
The body of Fiore, a former model, was found mutilated and stuffed into a suitcase in a Buena Park, Calif., trash bin on Saturday.
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