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Here's Why Bachelorette Fans Are Mad at Clare Crawley on Behalf of Contestant Matt James


Clare Crawley’s season of The Bachelorette hasn’t even begun filming yet, but it’s already shaping up to be the most dramatic season ever. (But, like, really.)

Production is on hold indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, but we’ve already got a bit of feud brewing between Crawley and contestant Matt James, who also just happens to be BFFs with Tyler Cameron. The whole thing’s a bit messy, confusing, and low-key ridiculous, so we’re here to break down what’s got Bachelor Nation so frustrated with next season’s lead.

This all started with a couple of tweets from Crawley on April 25. “If you are doing interviews and creating Cameo accounts before you are even on my season… you are in it for the wrong reasons… #dontwasteyourtime,” she wrote. “Respect the opportunity you’ve been given. Respect the rules. Respect me. @BacheloretteABC ❤️”

Fans strongly believe these tweets were about James even though she doesn’t mention him by name. Why? James told E! News that he is very much looking forward to meeting Crawley when the show can start filming. “There’s a very beautiful young lady in Sacramento right now who’s quarantining and who is patiently waiting for production on a show to pick back up and I’ve been waiting as well,” he said. “I’m hoping after everything settles down and everyone is safe that I’ll finally get to meet her. I’m looking forward to it.”

And yes, James is on Cameo—but fans were quick to point out he’s been using these opportunities to promote his charity. “Clare… Clare… in this house we stan Matt James. He is doing interviews to promote his charity, ABC Food Tours which is producing tablets and meals for kids in underprivileged areas. And he said he is looking forward to meeting you so where’s the problem,” one person tweeted.

After Crawley’s tweets, James posted a video message in his Instagram Stories about why he’s on Cameo, according to Us Weekly. “For those of you who may have missed the message earlier this week, myself and Alex Bachman, my former teammate and current New York Giants wide receiver, pledged all of our Cameo earnings to the Robin Hood Foundation to fight this fight,” James said.

Even host Chris Harrison weighed in on the drama.

Bachelor Nation appears to be firmly on Team Matt in this situation, and many pointed out that he might be more well known than she is at this point. “Lol I knew who Matt James was before I knew who Clare was,” one fan tweeted. “So it’s pretty funny she thinks he has a following bc of her.” Just as a reminder, Crawley did not actually name names.

Of course, there are some coming to the lead’s defense. “I think it is very clear that Matt is only coming on to try and become the Bachelor,” one fan replied to the backlash. “But to fault Clare for not wanting to risk people coming on for the wrong reasons after the last few seasons we have had seems WILD.”

Clare Crawley has yet to respond to the backlash—but we’re sure this will all be hashed out when the show finally airs…eventually.



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Kim Kardashian West Says She's Called Her Lawyers on Behalf of Cyntoia Brown


Kim Kardashian West has called her attorneys on behalf of Cyntoia Brown, a woman who was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 16 because she killed the man who bought her as a trafficked child sex slave.

On Tuesday the star posted a tweet drawing attention to the case of Cyntoia Brown, who was convicted in 2004. She included a screenshot of a text post that summarized Brown’s story and wrote, “The system has failed. It’s heart breaking to see a young girl sex trafficked then when she has the courage to fight back is jailed for life! We have to do better and do what’s right. I’ve called my attorneys yesterday to see what can be done to fix this.”

The text post itself read, “Imagine at the age of 16 being sex-trafficked by a pimp called ‘cut-throat.’ After days of being repeatedly drugged and raped by different men you were purchased by a 43 year old child predator who took you to his home to use you for sex. You end up finding enough courage to fight back and shoot and kill him. Your [sic] arrested as result tried and convicted as an adult and sentenced to life in prison. This is the story of Cyntoia Brown. She will be eligible for parole when is 69 years old.”

Hours prior, Rihanna also uploaded a screenshot of the same text post to her Instagram. “Did we somehow change the definition of #JUSTICE along the way??” she wrote. “cause….. Something is horribly wrong when the system enables these rapists and the victim is thrown away for life! To each of you responsible for this child’s sentence I hope to God you don’t have children, because this could be your daughter being punished for punishing already!”

According to Newsweek, the text post in question originated from a 2011 documentary by director Daniel Birman about Brown’s story. As the text post reads, Brown was only 16 (legally a child) when she killed 43-year-old Johnny Mitchell Allen, who solicited her for sex. After Allen took her back to his home, she shot and killed him. At her trial Brown did not deny killing Allen and was sentenced to life on prostitution and murder charges despite her team’s efforts to use her lifetime of emotional, physical, and sexual trauma as a defense.

Birman’s documentary was influential enough to change Tennessee laws so that minors could not be charged for prostitution and would be considered victims of sex trafficking, Newsweek reports. However, the new laws do not retroactively apply to Brown, who is now 29 and has spent 13 years in prison. She completed her associate’s degree in prison, is working on her bachelor’s, and consults on an unpaid basis for the juvenile justice system. It will be another 51 years before Brown is eligible for parole.

It is not yet evident why celebrities like Rihanna and Kim Kardashian West as well as T.I. are speaking up now about Brown, but a local news story was published on Thursday, which may have brought new, viral attention to the case.





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