Heated Rivalry Star Francois Arnaud Responds To Demise Threats

Heated Rivalry actor, François Arnaud, is talking out in opposition to the net harassment he has skilled amid rumors about him courting his co-star, Connor Storrie.

In an interview with the Toronto Star, Arnaud, who portrays Scott Hunter, defined that almost all viewers have responded positively and proven respect in the direction of him and the LGBTQ+ themes of the present. Sadly, like most TV reveals and films that function homosexual characters and depict same-sex relationships, there’ll at all times be backlash.

The actor wished to handle these points and supplied his interpretation of this habits. The harassment has gone past simply regular on-line trolling. He has additionally needed to take care of dying threats from individuals who hated the present, and by default, the solid. And, the courting rumors concerning Storrie, who performs Ilya Rozanov, and Arnuaud solely fueled the hatred.

He talked about that a lot of the harassment seems to return from youthful viewers. He instructed that it may be because of the truth that they cannot see the distinction between a TV present and actual life. Though this might need been a motive behind the harassment, it does not make it okay by any means to threaten somebody’s life.

Arnaud additionally instructed that the people who find themselves harassing him and his fellow solid members ought to rewatch the present. He defined how the habits instantly goes in opposition to the message that Heated Rivalry is making an attempt to convey, that individuals should be handled with love and acceptance no matter what their sexual orientation is.

Basically, followers have been extremely constructive and respectful. For those that aren’t, I believe it’s quite a lot of youthful followers who don’t actually perceive the distinction between actuality and fiction. I actually want they might simply rewatch the present, as a result of it doesn’t look like they bought its message. Listen extra intently. Did we watch the identical present?

Arnaud reportedly started receiving the threats after he was photographed touring with Storrie at JFK Airport in New York. The Heated Rivalry stars had simply wrapped up every week of press appearances within the metropolis when the pictures surfaced on-line, shortly drawing consideration from the general public.

The pictures triggered hypothesis about whether or not the 2 actors are doubtlessly in an actual romantic relationship. Whereas neither Arnaud nor Storrie has publicly addressed the courting rumors, the sighting was sufficient to spark a number of theories on social media.

Heated Rivalry season 1 may be streamed on HBO Max.