Fans of The Bachelorette are not the only ones bummed about the series taking a pause ahead of what would have been Season 22 — so are many of its staff, who reportedly are out of jobs.

Deadline reports that the majority of the reality TV franchise’s crew learned last week that they were losing their jobs on the show. While the number of employees who were affected was not specified, this news arrives in the midst of Season 29 of The Bachelor. According to Deadline, those working on the flagship series and the specials that come after it will continue doing so until their duties are finished, and some may be back once The Bachelor, The Golden Bachelor, or The Golden Bachelorette return in the future.

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Bachelor in Paradise is set to film this summer. As noted by Deadline, Paradise, which sees past Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants aim to find love in a tropical paradise, usually has different staff than the rest of the franchise because it films in Mexico. However, Deadline reports that sometimes “there is some overlap.”

For those worried about the future of The Bachelorette, host Jesse Palmer said on the Playing the Field podcast that he “know[s] it’s not going away.”

“I know it’s definitely coming back,” he said. “Without being able to get into too much of the creative decisions on it, I know that when it does, I just think it’s going to be absolutely tremendous.”

Bachelorette Season 21 lead Jenn Tran told People that news of the show’s upcoming pause “was a surprise” to her, highlighting that she has “no idea why and what’s going on there.”

“The Bachelorette does usually air in the summer when people are traveling — I heard that it doesn’t do as well as The Bachelor, which airs in the fall, where people are home and ready to watch TV,” she said.

In another bombshell Bachelor report from Deadline published today, a dozen past and present production sources claimed showrunners and executive producers Claire Freeland and Bennett Graebner created a “toxic” and “hostile” environment at work, with one crew member alleging “silent toxicity.”

Michael Weinstein, Freeland and Graebner’s counsel, denied the claims and told the outlet that “no one has ever complained to them, or even implied that they were being anything other than professional” in the two years they have led the franchise, while other insiders claimed they led the show with “fear.”

The new report also specified that crew members assigned to The Bachelorette were informed that they were being let go on Feb. 12.