Michael Rapaport got here for Colton Underwood’s sexuality struggles, and it backfired — massive time.
Through the roundtable portion of Thursday’s episode of “The Traitors,” Rapaport accused the previous “Bachelor” star — who got here out as homosexual in April 2021 — of being a Traitor as a result of “no person on this room could be higher at holding a secret than you.”
Underwood, 33, fired again, “There it’s. You suppose it was enjoyable for 29 years of my life?” prompting Rapaport to insist that his remark had “nothing to do with it.”
The actor, 55, added, “I feel you got here into this sport loving the concept of being a Traitor.”
However the group wasn’t shopping for it. Although some folks had mentioned voting Underwood off that night time, most of them modified their vote to Rapaport after listening to his remarks.
“You possibly can’t blame somebody for being compelled right into a closet for almost all of their lives,” Olympic determine skater Johnny Weir, who’s overtly homosexual, argued. “That’s what we took it as.”
“Actual Housewives of Potomac” alum Candiace Dillard Bassett — who’s enjoying the sport as a Traitor — interjected to ask Rapaport to “make clear” his comment if his intention was to not mock Underwood’s expertise.
“His habits is of a Traitor. His habits is secretive. It’s conniving, it’s chirping, it’s commiserating. It’s cowardly,” Rapaport claimed.
Regardless of the group telling the comic he was “mistaken” no matter his alleged intentions, he barked again, “Take it nonetheless you need. It is a Traitor. You’re a Traitor — a commiserating and colluding Traitor.”
Rapaport ended up receiving essentially the most votes and was kicked off the present. Although the purpose is for Faithfuls to detect and take away Traitors, many within the group made it clear that their votes needed to do with Rapaport’s actions.
Even “Survivor” alum Natalie Anderson — who had befriended Rapaport, however largely to remain on his good facet — was swayed by his “holding a secret” assertion.
“For me, there are some issues that it doesn’t even matter. … Right this moment, the way in which you spoke to Colton, for me, it’s sufficient to jot down your identify,” she stated.
Following his banishment, Rapaport defined, “I meant what I meant throughout the context of the sport. It had nothing to do along with his sexuality. I actually sincerely apologize if I offended Colton or anyone in the home. That completely wasn’t the intention.”
He added in an announcement to TMZ on Friday, “I did converse to [Underwood] proper after filming. We had a terrific man-to-man dialog, and every thing was very cool and respectful. I like him and want him and his household one of the best.”
Underwood got here out on “Good Morning America” practically 5 years in the past.
“I’ve ran from myself for a very long time,” he defined to Robin Roberts within the sit-down interview. “I’ve hated myself for a very long time. I got here to phrases with that earlier this 12 months and have been processing it, and the following step in all of this was kind of letting folks know.”
Underwood, who realized he was “totally different” at age 6, admitted to discovering himself in a “darkish and dangerous” place earlier than realizing his reality.
“General, the rationale why [I’m coming out] now could be as a result of I obtained to a spot the place … I’d’ve reasonably died than say I’m homosexual,” he confessed.
Previous to popping out, the ex-NFL participant dated “Bachelor” contestant Cassie Randolph, who later accused him of “stalking” and “harassing” her. He has since apologized, telling Roberts, “I want that I’d’ve been brave sufficient to repair myself earlier than breaking anybody else.”
Underwood went on to marry Jordan C. Brown in Might 2023. The couple welcomed a child boy through surrogate in September 2024.
