Chad Johnson (TV personality)
Brian Chad Johnson (born August 11, 1987) is an American reality television personality. He has been a contestant on "The Bachelorette", "Bachelor in Paradise", "Famously Single" and "Celebrity Big Brother UK". He also starred in the second season of MTV's "Ex on the Beach". In 2020, Johnson's girlfriend called police and alleged that Johnson had assaulted her. This incident led to his arrest for robbery with domestic violence enhancement charges, which resulted in the cancellation of most of his TV appearances. Early life. Chad Johnson was born on August 11, 1987, in Oklahoma. He  attended the University of Oklahoma and served in the United States Marine Corps. Television career. Section::::"The Bachelor" franchise. In 2016, Johnson became a contestant on the ABC Network reality television show "The Bachelorette" season 12 to compete for Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher's affections. As the season's "villain", he was nicknamed "Bad Chad". In the summer of 2016, Johnson joined "The Bachelor" spin-off show, "Bachelor in Paradise". The show follows former "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" contestants living together and finding love in Mexico. He was ejected by host Chris Harrison during the first episode for belligerent behavior. Section::::"Famously Single". In  2017, Johnson was cast as a member of season 2 of the E! network reality television show "Famously Single". The series follows eight single celebrities who move in together and try to solve their romantic problems. Alongside Johnson starred "I Love New York'"s Tiffany Pollard, "Jersey Shore"'s Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians'"s Malika Haqq, "Dancing with the Stars'"s Karina Smirnoff, and "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills"'s Dorothy Wang. Section::::"Celebrity Big Brother". Johnson appeared on the twentieth series of the reality game show, "Celebrity Big Brother UK". He reached the finale and ultimately finished in fifth  place, behind Derek Acorah, Sam Thompson, Amelia Lily and Sarah Harding. 2020 arrest and pornographic career. On the afternoon of February 24, 2020, Johnson was arrested for robbery with domestic violence enhancement charges. The arrest stemmed from an incident with his girlfriend Annalise Mishler, who alleged that Johnson had assaulted her. When officers arrived, they found visible red marks on Mishler's face. Mishler also alleged that Johnson had punched a hole in a wall. After the arrest, most of Johnson's previously booked TV appearances were canceled and Johnson claimed to be beginning a career in pornography. Sunset Studios  lawsuit. In July 2018, Johnson filed a lawsuit against Sunset Studios Entertainment LLC and Cristina Cimino, an executive for that company. The lawsuit accused the defendants of sexual harassment, failure to prevent harassment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and fraud by intentional misrepresentation. In July 2020, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled that Johnson had proven multiple causes of action against the defendants. No attorneys for Cimino or Sunset Studios participated in the hearing, the company itself has been defunct since 2019.