Garrett Yrigoyen, one ofBecca Kufrin‘sBachelorettecontestants, has come under fire after allegedly liking offensive posts on Instagram that mock the trans community, a Parkland high school shooting survivor, undocumented immigrants and more.
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While some photos were tightly cropped, others showed Yrigoyen’s Instagram handle among the name of likes on the posts.
One photo mocksCaitlyn Jenner‘s transition; another seemingly calls out young transgender boys.
Huffington Postwas the first to report news of his alleged social media activity.
“A contestant on this season of #thebachelorette liked all of these posts on Instagram and I’m thinking it will be very hard to pull for the type of person likes any of this,” Spivey wrote before posting the screenshots.
The alleged activity is particularly surprising considering Yrigoyen is wooingBecca Kufrin, who supportedHillary Clintonand equal rights movements like the Women’s March.
Bekah Martinez, who competed alongside Kufrin last season onThe Bachelor, sounded off on Twitter about the controversy.
“He’s cancelled,” she wrote. She also said Yrigoyen’s alleged likes are a reflection of his “deeper beliefs and values.”
“Yooo you can say they’re ‘just memes’ but they’re just hateful, ignorant memes. the s— you like/follow on the internet IS a reflection of your deeper beliefs and values,” she tweeted. “If he doesn’ find truth in that ugly bulls—, why would he like/follow those kind of accounts?”
Although the latest installment of the hit ABC show is just getting underway, Yrigoyen has already proven to be a frontrunner of the season: Kufringave him the coveted first impression roseduring Monday night’s premiere, and the past three Bachelorettes are engaged to the men they chose to receive that honor.
“Since he pulled up in that minivan, I was smitten with him,” Kufrin said during the episode.
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Kufrin has not commented on the tweets. ABC and Yrigoyen did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The Bacheloretteairs Mondays (8 p.m. ET) on ABC.
source: people.com
