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Three former actuality stars are feuding proper now — and the subject couldn’t be extra actual.
As we beforehand reported, a number of former contestants from Love Is Blind — together with exes Danielle Ruhl and Nick Thompson — got here ahead to accuse producers of mistreatment whereas filming the present in a chunk revealed by Business Insider this month. Danielle particularly shared that she informed producers she was struggling along with her psychological well being and couldn’t proceed with the present. It obtained so dangerous that she ended up hiding in a closet whereas experiencing a panic assault at one level. Awful. She recalled to the outlet that she’d repeatedly requested to depart, saying:
“I kept telling them, ‘I don’t trust myself. I’ve tried committing suicide before. I’m having suicidal thoughts. I don’t think I continue in this.’”
Yeah. Serious stuff.
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It’s unknown what, if something, producers did to assist her out. However, Danielle stayed on the present for the remainder of Season 2. Danielle additionally claimed she fainted within the pods as a consequence of an absence of sleep, meals, and water. Despite contestants allegedly passing out from the circumstances, producers didn’t take motion? Clearly, it sounds just like the Love Is Blind crew doubtlessly turned a blind eye to what was occurring on that set.
The accusations from the Netflix personalities shortly made headlines and sparked a dialog on-line about their therapy. Bachelor Nation star Nick Viall even addressed the allegations on his podcast Viall Files this week … and let’s simply say his take was… attention-grabbing. He started on the Tuesday episode, saying:
“Blanket statement, I think it’s crazy for any of these production companies to cast someone who has ever said that they thought about or considered suicide. I would take that stand. If anyone has come forward and said, ‘Hey, I once was suicidal. I struggle with some pretty dark mental health,’ I don’t think they’re fit for reality TV.”
Then on Thursday’s ep, speaking about Thompson’s psychological well being nonprofit group for actuality stars, UCAN Foundation, he blasted the “entitled” personalities:
“If you don’t want to do it, you don’t have to. There’s literally nothing special about you when it comes to why you’re on the show other than your willingness to show up and be recorded and be vulnerable and do something as insane as get married in a few weeks. No one made you do it. I just think this is pathetic. I think these people are incredibly entitled and they are weaponizing words like ‘mental health’ and things like that.”
Seriously, Nick? You would suppose he would take a step again and have slightly extra sympathy about this severe scenario, particularly since one of many forged members stated the present introduced them to such a low place. He’s fairly sure together with his accusations for somebody who doesn’t know Danielle or what she’s going by way of.
Check out a clip from the podcast (under):
After the podcast episode’s launch, Danielle made it clear she wasn’t standing for Nick’s feedback! She posted and deleted a video slamming the previous Bachelor lead for supposedly desirous to grow to be a therapist when he’s mocking them for talking out in opposition to mistreatment. She then shared and eliminated a number of Instagram Story statements, together with one which learn:
“This is disgusting. In his most recent reel/podcast Nick Viall jokes about suicide and says: ‘If anyone has come forward and said they once were suicidal I don’t think they’re fit for reality TV.’ Doesn’t this align with exactly what I’ve been communicating? That I was questioning why I was cleared. Also that when I expressed that I was having these thoughts in Mexico they should have provided support and let me go home? Also, just because I wasn’t mentally fit – doesn’t mean that everyone who has these thoughts are incapable.”
Spot on! People with psychological well being struggles have to be given the additional care they want — not thrown away! Danielle continued:
“Instead of sympathizing @nickviall is making fun of the fact that I had been suicidal? For laughs? Really? Poking fun at suicide? @nickviall did u think twice about anyone else who has been suicidal before using it in a disgusting, judgmental joke? It isn’t funny. If you are as triggered as me let @nickviall know. He is just continuing the stigma that we are trying to eliminate.”
She then added in a follow-up put up:
“Please let @nickviall that making fun of those who have experienced suicidal thoughts, attempts, is not okay. I am open about my mental health to connect with others NOT to have someone from the bachelor try and make me (or others) feel less than bc of their mental health. Make fun of anything else. Not this.”
And she wasn’t the one one who known as him out. Her ex-husband Nick known as out the podcast host on his personal Instagram Story, writing:
“@nickviall is doubling down on his horrific take. This is pathetic. Keep defending reality TV productions for their inhumane cast treatment from your studio and I’ll keep doing the right thing.”
Nick Viall hasn’t responded right now, however we’re positive he has extra to say on this topic. What are your ideas on the scenario, Perezcious readers? Do YOU suppose they’re “weaponizing” psychological well being phrases? Or is that not even near his place to find out??
If you or somebody you already know is considering suicide, assist is on the market. Consider contacting the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, by calling, texting, or chatting, or go to 988lifeline.org.
[Image via Netflix/YouTube, Nick Viall/YouTube]
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