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The stars of Heated Rivalry<\/a> are asking fans to cool off.<\/p>\n Hudson Williams and Fran\u00e7ois Arnaud, stars of the hit hockey series, shared the same statement across their individual social media accounts on Monday condemning any bigoted statements and disrespectful behavior within the show\u2019s rabid fandom<\/a>. As of Tuesday morning, Williams, Arnaud, and Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova have all posted the statement, while show creator Jacob Tierney and author Rachel Reid have reposted Williams\u2019 IG story.<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t call yourself a fan if you share racist\/ homophobic\/ biphobic\/ misogynistic\/ ageist\/ ableist\/ parasocial\/bigoted comments of any kind,\u201d the statement read. \u201cNone of us need your hateful \u2018love\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n Arnaud and Williams\u2019 posts were captured on social media.<\/p>\n \u201cWe all respect and support and love each other and are on the same side. if you can\u2019t accept that gtfoh,\u201d the note continued.<\/p>\n Kharlamova further emphasized the message of the post in added text; alongside the statement shared by her co-stars, she wrote: \u201cpls don\u2019t make a show that\u2019s about love be hateful online. So much love was poured into this project and we all genuinely have so much respect for everyone involved in making this. We\u2019re not characters and neither are our real friends, partners, family and making up false narratives about us isn\u2019t \u2018love.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cSo much good has come from this show so let\u2019s keep that going!! Share the love, the art, the dance parties, the friends made, the positivity!!\u201d<\/p>\n While none of the stars alluded to a specific instance of toxic fan behavior, there\u2019s no shortage of examples to choose from, given just how opinionated and delusional<\/a> some fans of the hockey show have become.<\/p>\n As previously noted in Wired<\/a>, the rumored relationship between stars Connor Storrie and Arnaud has led to an uproar from fans over their 15-year age gap, with some fans going as far as calling Arnaud a \u201cgroomer\u201d and a \u201cpedophile\u201d for \u2026 once again \u2026 dating an adult.<\/p>\n Williams has also been subject to extreme anti-Asian racism<\/a> from fans, as well as accusations of queerbaiting for his dating a woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n Reid described the relationship between fans and the stars of Heated Rivalry negatively in a recent podcast interview<\/a>. \u201cMass psychosis does seem like the only word for it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Tierney has previously denounced the toxic portion of the fandom, as well.<\/p>\n \u201cThe 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,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not here for this. I\u2019m not participating. I\u2019m not paying attention.\u201d<\/p>\n Get the best of what\u2019s queer.<\/strong> Sign up for Them\u2019s weekly newsletter here.<\/a><\/p>\n