Brion Whitley of Temptation Island calls himself “The Most Hated Man on Netflix.” And he may be onto something. The reality TV star is facing major negative backlash for his decision to have a threesome on the show and it’s spilling over to his girlfriend, Shanté, too.
The latest season of Temptation Island dropped on Netflix on March 12. It’s the first season on the platform but the ninth season of the show overall. The show is both a social experiment and an ultimate relationship test. It’s still hosted by Mark L. Walberg (not to be confused with actor Mark Wahlberg).
Netflix’s Temptation Island saw threesome between Brion Whitley and two single women
ICYMI, Brion has been receiving a ton of negative feedback for his decision to have a threesome with two of the tempters on the island. It wasn’t a secret that Brion was interested in bringing other people into the bedroom but one would hope he would have done so with his girlfriend.
Now, many on social media are lambasting him for being unfaithful to the lovely Shanté.
Brion spoke with TMZ about the backlash that is ever harsher than some of the bonfires on the show. He shared that his threesome with Alex and Courtney was a mistake. But he also says he learned a lot of lessons from it. I guess that’s one way of looking at it.
He definitely regrets everything that went down (or does he regret it because of the backlash?), but he says that he and Shanté have never been better. Brion added that he “hates the way I had to learn, but I do like the fact that I did learn.”
The Temptation Island alum even posted a reel to his Instagram with a long caption dedicated to how he and his better half are living together and working on building back trust. He says he’s fully committed to honesty and transparency moving forward.
“We’re not perfect, but we’re real. We’ll keep growing, laughing, and building together.”
But it’s not all roses, especially online. The negative response to his actions has been severe. Shanté’s decision to stay with him has made the backlash spill over to her too. The couple has had to limit comments on social media and have even received numerous death threats from outraged fans of the show.
Temptation Island Season 9 will stream on Netflix.
TELL US – DO YOU THINK BRION DESERVES THIS MUCH VITRIOL ONLINE? DO PEOPLE NEED TO CALM DOWN A BIT?
