Allegations of harassment against former “Bachelor” star Colton Underwood have led more than 21,000 people to sign a petition for Netflix to cancel an upcoming show about him.
The Change.org petition, which has more than 21,000 signatures at the time of writing, exclusively criticizes Underwood’s treatment of his ex, Cassie Randolph – and not his recent announcement that he is gay. Randolph, 25, got a restraining order against Underwood, 29, in 2020, though she later dropped it.
Colton is a former bachelorette leader who pursued his last pick, Cassie Randolph. He placed a tracker on her car, sent her and her friends anonymous threats, and was even seen outside her window extremely late at night, resulting in her brother who is trying to de-escalate the situation, “claims the petition, started by an anonymous user.” Cassie is the victim of Colton’s abuse, and he in no way deserves a platform. Regardless of his sexuality, Colton should not be given a platform as a result of his abusive, manipulative and dangerous behavior. “
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Last week, after Underwood came out as gay in a “Good Morning America” interview, Variety reported that the former NFL player is getting his own reality show. “Colton started filming before moving on to ‘Good Morning America,'” a source told Page Six of a documentary Underwood allegedly worked on prior to the interview. “The docuseries has been in the works for a few weeks.”
“Bachelor” fans immediately revived their call for a gay season of “The Bachelor” after Underwood’s announcement about his sexuality. However, should it come out, many on social media are convinced Underwood shouldn’t be leading it.
Cassie Randolph got a 2020 restraining order against ‘Bachelor’ star Colton Underwood, though she later dropped it.
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“To anyone who says he has to get another season and be the first gay bachelor – do you forget how he treated Cassie? That he put a literal tracker on her car?” wrote a Twitter critic
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Netflix and Underwood did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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