"I thought that he was a Traitor, and I was riffing, Rapaport told Entertainment Weekly in an interview this week. I was going at him because he was going at me, and I felt defensive and I was doing my best to deflect all of the attention. View this post on Instagram Rapaport went after Underwood at the roundtable, just before the cast's elimination vote."
"While accusing the reality star of being a Traitor, Rapaport said, Nobody in this room would be better at holding a secret than you. Underwood, who was the lead of The Bachelor in 2019 before coming out as gay in 2021, hit back by asking, You think it was fun [hiding my sexuality] for 29 years of my life? Rapaport attempted to defend the comment by claiming sexuality had nothing to do with it. The rest of the group, however, wasn't convinced."
"They ultimately voted Rapaport off the show, with several saying they didn't care if he was a Traitor or not, they just wanted him out of the castle. I felt gaslit, Rapaport told EW. I felt that they didn't understand what I was saying. And I think that if the conversation had stuck to just me and Colton, it wouldn't have gotten to the level that it got to."
Michael Rapaport addressed backlash after an onscreen confrontation with Colton Underwood on The Traitors and maintained his remarks were not intended to reference Underwood's sexuality or to offend anyone. Rapaport said he believed Underwood was a Traitor and was riffing defensively because he felt attacked and wanted to deflect attention. During the roundtable, Rapaport accused Underwood and suggested Underwood would be adept at holding secrets, prompting Underwood to respond about hiding his sexuality for 29 years. Other cast members rallied to Underwood's defense, voted Rapaport off the show, and Rapaport later expressed regret for hurting feelings.
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