{"id":435414,"date":"2021-04-20T12:50:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T16:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=435414"},"modified":"2021-04-20T12:50:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T16:50:42","slug":"the-bachelors-colton-underwood-receives-pushback-for-his-netflix-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-bachelors-colton-underwood-receives-pushback-for-his-netflix-show\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bachelor\u2019s Colton Underwood Receives Pushback For His Netflix Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-bachelors-colton-underwood-receives-pushback-for-his-netflix-show%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=435414&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"42.289389067524\">\n<p>Former \u2018Bachelor\u2019 lead Colton Underwood received pushback after announcing his Netflix show documenting his coming out experience.<\/p>\n<p>Underwood first revealed he was gay during an interview Wednesday on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GMA\/status\/1382296967250776065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Good Morning America<\/a>.\u201d The Netflix show was first reported on Thursday by <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/tv\/news\/colton-underwood-netflix-reality-show-gay-the-bachelor-1234950986\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Variety<\/a>. The show will reportedly follow Underwood as he lives life as a gay man, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.3461538461538\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bachelor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bachelor<\/a> Colton Underwood is reportedly getting his own unscripted series at Netflix. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k13QI1TAV1\">https:\/\/t.co\/k13QI1TAV1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Entertainment Weekly (@EW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EW\/status\/1382409590009122821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/netflix-cancel-colton-underwood-s-netflix-documentary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">petition<\/a> has been signed by over 25,000 people demanding the show be cancelled over previous accusations of harassment against Underwood by his ex-girlfriend Cassie Randolph. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/09\/11\/bachelors-cassie-randolph-restraining-order-colton-underwood\/\">(RELATED: \u2018Bachelor\u2019 Star Cassie Randolph Files For Restraining Order Against Colton Underwood)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCassie is a victim of Colton\u2019s abuse, and he does not deserve a platform in any way,\u201d the petition read. \u201cRegardless of his sexuality, Colton should not be given a platform as a result of his abusive, manipulative, and dangerous behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Randolph filed a restraining order against Underwood in September of 2020, but dropped the restraining order a month later, People magazine first <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/colton-underwood-says-cassie-randolph-dropped-restraining-order-against-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. According to the court documents, Randolph accused Underwood of harassing her with unsettling text messages and had planted a tracking device on her vehicle. Underwood claimed the two had settled the matter privately in a public statement.<\/p>\n<p>*NSYNC star Lance Bass touched on the backlash during an interview on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/bachelor-breaking-news-colton-underwood\/id1238355247?i=1000517326637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Ben And Ashley I Almost Famous<\/a>\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s definitely going to get a lot of backlash from the community at first,\u201d Bass said during the interview. \u201cThere is a small percentage of the community that\u2019s just going to not like the fact he came out this way, that he\u2019s monetizing the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former \u2018Bachelor\u2019 lead Colton Underwood received pushback after announcing his Netflix show documenting his coming out experience. 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