Maura Higgins has clashed with her Traitors US co-star Michael Rapaport after he made a comment about Bachelorette contestant Colton Underwood at the roundtable. The Love Island star accused Rapaport of a 'low blow' after he suggested Underwood would be good at keeping secrets, referencing his past as a closeted gay man.
During the roundtable, Rapaport told Underwood: 'Nobody in this room would be better at holding a secret than you.' Underwood and other contestants interpreted this as a dig at his sexuality, which he came out about in 2021. Underwood responded: 'There it is. You think it was fun for 29 years of my life?'
Rapaport denied the insinuation, but Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir backed Underwood, saying: 'You can't blame somebody for being forced into a closet for the majority of their life.' Higgins then intervened, telling Rapaport: 'Very low blow.' When he argued it wasn't, she said: 'Well, you're wrong.'
This is not the first clash between Higgins and Rapaport. Last week, she told him to 'maybe just stop talking' after he used the phrase 'we got rid of' when referring to murdered contestants. Rapaport is best known for playing Gary on Friends and has become a controversial figure for his political views.
Fans have criticised the roundtable, with one Reddit user calling it 'ugly and mean spirited.' Another said: 'Michael insinuating Colton could keep secrets because he was in the closet for so long was wild. What an out of touch dumba**.'
