• Hudson Williams penned a statement calling out “bigoted” behavior from ‘Heated Rivalry’ fans on Monday, March 9.
  • His co-stars and showrunner Jacob Tierney also shared the statement.
  • Hudson’s call-out comes after he received anti-Asian messages and death threats online.

Hudson Williams is no longer holding back. The Heated Rivalry hunk took to social media on Monday, March 9, to share a statement and call out “bigoted” behavior from fans of the hit series.

“Don’t call yourself a fan if you share racist/homophobic/biphobic/misogynistic/ageist/ableist/parasocial/bigoted comments of any kind. None of us need your hateful ‘love,’” the actor wrote on his Instagram Stories.

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He continued, “We all respect and support and love each other and are on the same side if you can’t accept that [get the fuck out of here].”

Hudson’s Heated Rivalry castmates François Arnaud, Robbie G.K., Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Harrison Browne, and Sophie Nélisse, as well as showrunner Jacob Tierney, also shared the statement on their respective social media channels.

Ksenia, who plays Svetlana on the Crave and HBO Max series, expanded upon the initial post, writing, “Please, don’t turn something on the internet that is about love into hate. So much love was put into this project and we all have a genuine respect for every person involved in making it.”

“We are not characters, nor are our real friends, partners, or family, and creating false narratives about us is not ‘love,’” she continued. “So many good things have come out of this series, so let’s keep it that way. Share the love, the art, the dance parties, the friends that have been made, the positivity.”

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François, who plays hockey player Scott Hunter, has also received backlash amid speculation that he’s dating Connor Storrie after they were photographed together multiple times. While the nature of their relationship hasn’t been revealed, François told the Toronto Star that the root of hateful comments might come from “a lot of younger fans who don’t really understand the difference between reality and fiction.”

As he said at the time, “I honestly wish they would just rewatch the show, because it doesn’t seem like they got its message. Pay attention more closely. Did we watch the same show?”

Heated Rivalry showrunner Jacob Tierney previously spoke out about “toxic” fan behavior during an interview with the Loon Call podcast.

“The segment of the fandom that have become toxic and saying horrible things about my actors and about characters and demanding I do things to either denounce or stand up for some imaginary fucking Twitter fight—that I’m not here for this,” he said. “I’m not participating. I’m not paying attention.”

This is the first time Hudson has addressed any online hate since he skyrocketed to fame, thanks to his role as Shane Hollander. His co-star, Connor, has yet to weigh in, if at all.