François Arnaud, one of many stars of HBO Max’s “Heated Rivalry,” defended the sports activities romance’s intercourse scenes after “I Love LA” star Jordan Firstman accused them of being unrealistic.
Arnaud, who performs ice hockey participant Scott Hunter on the viral sequence, sounded off on Firstman’s criticism on Instagram, writing, “Is there just one solution to have ‘genuine’ homosexual intercourse on television? Ought to the intercourse that closeted hockey gamers have seem like the intercourse that sceney LA homosexual guys have?”
Hudson Williams, who performs one of many main males on “Heated Rivalry,” appeared to co-sign his co-star’s protection of their present by resharing the assertion on his Instagram Story. Although, he despatched solely love Firstman’s manner, including, “However really go watch ‘I Love LA!’ Jordan and the forged are nice!!”
Arnaud and Williams’ feedback come a day after Firstman in contrast “Heated Rivalry” and “I Love LA” in a Vulture interview, suggesting the previous didn’t precisely painting homosexual intercourse.
“Yeah, we’re going for it. It’s homosexual,” he mentioned. “I’m sorry, I watched these first two episodes of ‘Heated Rivalry,’ and it’s simply not homosexual. It’s not how homosexual individuals f–ok. There’s so few issues that really present homosexual intercourse.”
Regardless of Firstman’s disapproval of “Heated Rivalry,” the Canadian present has grow to be a global hit, nabbing a Season 2 at Crave and HBO Max.
“‘Heated Rivalry’ represents the easiest of what Canadian creators can ship: wealthy characters, compelling drama and a world audiences need to dwell in,” Justin Stockman, vp of content material and programming at Bell Media, one of many manufacturing firms behind the sequence, mentioned in an announcement following the renewal information. “The response has been extraordinary, and seeing the sequence now touring internationally is an unbelievable milestone.”
Based mostly on the “Sport Changers” e book sequence, “Heated Rivalry” follows two hockey stars (performed by Williams and Connor Storrie) as they fall right into a secret romance that spans years.
“I Love LA” can be doing nicely for HBO, just lately scoring a viewership excessive and its personal renewal.
“Heated Rivalry” releases new episodes Fridays on Crave and HBO Max. New episodes of “I Love LA” air on Sundays at 10:30 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.
