Michael Rapaport Might Skip ‘Traitors’ Reunion Over Colton Underwood Feud

Michael Rapaport stirred up bother whereas inside “The Traitors” fortress; nonetheless, he does not appear keen to confront his critics head-on. Throughout a current look on Andy Cohen’s “Radio Andy” present, Rapaport, recognized for sparking chaos and controversy, confessed he may skip the upcoming reunion for the Peacock actuality present after clashing together with his co-stars, together with “Bachelor” alum Colton Underwood.

In a brief clip from Cohen’s radio present, the “Actual Housewives” government producer spoke with Rapaport concerning the upcoming season 4 reunion for “The Traitors.”

“Properly, I needed to present you an unique right here as a result of it’s you. Now, I don’t know if I’m gonna come to the reunion to be completely trustworthy with you,” Rapaport mentioned, to which Cohen replied, questioning why Rapaport would not attend.

“I don’t know. You realize why, Andy? As a result of, you already know, I really feel like, you already know, all people obtained to know me. Like when individuals are like, you already know, appearing like I’m some freak, it’s offensive to me as a result of we spent…” he mentioned.

Rapaport’s place on “The Traitors” reunion comes every week after the outspoken media character generated headlines throughout his feud with “Bachelor” alum Underwood.

After sparring all through the episode, issues between the 2 daring contestants reached the purpose of no return when Rapaport mentioned that “no one on this room could be higher at holding a secret than you”—an announcement many believed was in reference to Underwood’s coming-out story in April 2021.

Rapaport’s co-stars defended Underwood in the course of the episode, banishing him from the sport after scolding him for what they perceived as a private dig on the “Coming Out Colton” star.

Viewers additionally blasted Rapaport on-line, labeling him “homophobic” for his phrases.

In response to The Blast, Rapaport apologized to Underwood after the present wrapped for his hurtful feedback. In a current interview, he clarified the intent behind his phrases, including that they had “nothing to do” with Underwood’s sexuality.

“I assumed that he was a Traitor, and I used to be riffing,” Rapaport mentioned. “I used to be going at him as a result of he was going at me, and I felt defensive, and I used to be doing my finest to deflect all the consideration, which had been on me the earlier 4 roundtables.”

Rapaport added that he was “aggravated” by Underwood’s ways within the recreation.

“I used to be simply flowing, I used to be simply speaking,” he mentioned. “I used to be speaking about him being conniving, cowardly, and commiserating. These phrases are thrown round quite a bit throughout this recreation: mendacity, secrets and techniques, dishonest, deceitful, betrayal.”

That wasn’t all Rapaport needed to say concerning the explosive showdown, noting he felt “utterly misunderstood” and “gaslit” by his co-stars.

“I felt that they did not perceive what I used to be saying. And I believe that if the dialog had caught to only me and Colton, it would not have gotten to the extent that it obtained to, as a result of I really feel like I acknowledged it and apologized proper there,” he mentioned.

The “Jail Break” actor additionally admitted he regretted his feedback.

“It clearly did offend him and another folks on the desk, and it brought about and introduced destructive consideration to his world and his younger household. It clearly introduced destructive consideration to my life. It introduced destructive consideration to the present, and it isn’t what my intention was,” Rapaport mentioned.