The Traitors points anti-bullying assertion after Colton Underwood controversey
Producers behind The Traitors have weighed in on cyberbullying in opposition to the forged of the present’s new season after yet one more controversy has embroiled the citadel.
Whereas the peak of battle within the UK model of the sport present is transient arguments with minimal stress, the US model of The Traitors has seen contestants far much less afraid to go after each other.
This led to Michael Rappaport being banished from the present in shame after a number of of the opposite contestants accused him of being homophobic to Colton Underwood.
Within the following episode nevertheless, Ron Funches was the subsequent to be banished, and has since come ahead to make main claims of ‘really horrible’ feedback made to him that weren’t in a position to be aired.
The Traitors launch cryptic assertion on ‘cyberbullying’ angering followers
— The Traitors US (@TheTraitorsUS) January 24, 2026
The Traitors posted the assertion on X, reminding followers that the forged are ‘actual individuals’, saying: “What occurs within the sport ought to by no means result in cyberbullying or harassment. There’s a distinction between discussing a present and concentrating on people.”
Ron has been topic to abuse each out and in of the present, however followers have been angered by the belief that the publish was made in assist of Colton Underwood. Whereas Colton’s therapy from Rappaport gained him assist, others pointed to prior allegations of stalking in opposition to a Bachelor alumnus.
The celeb’s inclusion within the season has come beneath hearth attributable to a earlier restraining order in opposition to him from his relationship with Cassie Randolph, who he met on The Bachelor. Cassie was granted the restraining order in opposition to Colton after accusing him of stalking her and planting a monitoring machine on her car.
She later dropped this order and, whereas Colton has not acknowledged the allegations, in a 2021 Good Morning America interview the place he got here out as homosexual, he admitted to inflicting ‘ache and emotional stress’.
One touch upon Reddit concerning the publish from The Traitors mentioned: “Didn’t colton harass and stalk ladies? However they casted him anyway? Oh.”
One other remark referred to different contestants who acquired hate in earlier seasons, saying: “I’ve zero respect that they put this out for Colton however fully blew it off when Dan and Dani R have been receiving completely horrific abuse with out even doing one thing mistaken. And even Trishelle.”
Ron speaks out on ‘really horrible’ feedback made to him by Dorinda Medley
Others on-line felt it was odd of the present to make a remark in defence of Colton, however to not converse out about Ron’s feedback of how he was handled on the present.
Ron and Dorinda went toe-to-toe in a heated roundtable second within the final episode, culminating in his banishment.
The comic has been outspoken for the reason that episode aired about his points together with her, with one fan posting on Threads about her ‘unconscious bias’ in opposition to him.
He responded saying: “Oh she has aware bias. She mentioned some really horrible issues to me however since they have been deeply private and outdoors of gameplay they have been by no means proven.
“Simply me blowing up at her ‘out of nowhere’.”
Ron has additionally referred to as the TV present ‘traumatic’ and revealed it result in a well being analysis, saying in a publish on Instagram: “Nicely the web instructed me I used to be autistic and was proper.
“You win this spherical. Nonetheless not homosexual. But.
“Thanks The Traitors US for serving to me discover out extra about me by way of some kind of merciless trauma.”
LADbible have contacted representatives of Colton Underwood and Dorinda Medley for remark.
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