Married At First Sight fans and critics alike went into a social media frenzy when rumours emerged that producers were approaching greiving widows for the show's tenth season next year.WATCH: Inside the shock MAFS walkoutNow Nine has been forced to shut down the claims, a representative telling New Idea: "The casting of the next season of MAFS is not targeting those who have recently lost their partner."The statement comes following rumours on social media that the controversial reality series had approached a number of widows asking if they'd be willing to appear in the tenth season of the show.READ NEXT: Olivia Frazer makes explosive claims of neglect by MAFS producersAccording to Yahoo! Lifestyle, one woman, whose widowed friend was reportedly approached by the show's producers, said: “They are looking for a widow and literally messaging all the ladies that she knows that have and are going through this trauma and some are very recent.”The woman added that the show has “lost the plot”.The Wash claimed that two women have come forward with similar stories about MAFS producers reaching out to widows for the show.According to The Wash, the above was one of two women to reach out to the media after they were infuriated about being contacted to apply for the show.It comes following whispers that a Celebrity MAFS season was in the works, after Channel Nine veteran reporter Richard Wilkins revealed he was once asked to appear on the show.READ NEXT: MAFS star Matt Ridley dumped after wild night outIn a chat with Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa, Richard explained how he was offered a lot of money to sign up to be on the spin-off.“[Former Nine CEO] David Gyngell once said to me, I’ll give you - I won’t mention the amount of money but a