NEW YORK (AP) -- Fox has canceled the rebroadcast of its highly rated special "Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire?" after learning that the groom, Rick Rockwell, once was accused of hitting and threatening to kill an ex-girlfriend.
"In light of that new information, the network feels that to rebroadcast the special would be inappropriate, and consequently we have removed it from our schedule," Foxx said Sunday.The cancellation was ordered by Fox Television Network chairman Sandy Grushow.
The repeat was to air Tuesday night, a week after Rockwell, a real estate investor and motivational speaker, chose a bride from a group of 50 women he had never met. The two-hour special drew a huge audience. Viewership grew from 10 million viewers in the program's first half-hour to an enormous 22.8 million in the final half-hour.
Rockwell, 42, and his new wife, emergency room nurse Darva Conger, 34, were scheduled to return from their Caribbean cruise honeymoon Sunday and were unavailable for comment.
But Fox contacted Rockwell, and he confirmed a restraining order had been issued against him nine years ago, The New York Times reported.