{"id":2449108,"date":"2026-06-07T21:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2449108"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:36:47","slug":"heated-rivalry-star-hudson-williams-deeply-regrets-resurfaced-pic-of-swastika-drawn-on-his-face-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/heated-rivalry-star-hudson-williams-deeply-regrets-resurfaced-pic-of-swastika-drawn-on-his-face-report\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Heated Rivalry&#8217; star Hudson Williams &#8216;deeply regrets&#8217; resurfaced pic of swastika drawn on his face: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hudson Williams is reportedly deeply regretful over a pic of him with a swastika drawn on his face that resurfaced on social media over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In the photo <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/unsexuaIIy\/status\/2063445746020483565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circulating on X<\/a> which appears to be taken years ago, the \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d star is with a group of friends wearing a blue shirt with drawings all over it. His face is also covered in markings done with a black marker, including a swastika drawn on his forehead.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to Williams<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/07\/hudson-williams-swastika-on-face-photo-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> told TMZ<\/a> that the pic was taken when the 25-year-old Canadian actor was still in high school, and from when he took part in an annual \u201ccampout\u201d tradition that often involved teens underage drinking and drawing on each other\u2019s shirts and bodies for laughs and to get shocking reactions.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported that Williams \u201chad no idea\u201d what was drawn on his face at the time of the pic, but understands it\u2019s \u201ccompletely inexcusable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hudson Williams is reportedly deeply regretful over a pic of him with a swastika drawn on his forehead that resurfaced on social media over the weekend. He\u2019s pictured here last month at the Canadian Screen Awards. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sources told TMZ that the pic was from the Canadian actor\u2019s high school days, when he took part in a \u201ccampout\u201d tradition that often involved teens underage drinking and drawing inappropriate images on one another for shock and laughs. He\u2019s pictured here in October 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Hudson Williams<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sources added that he \u201cdeeply regrets\u201d the pic and \u201cunderstands the hurt and disappointment\u201d it\u2019s caused, noting that he doesn\u2019t actually condone or support the drawings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe markings do not and have never reflected Hudson\u2019s beliefs, values, or character,\u201d one friend of his told TMZ.<\/p>\n<p>Page Six reached out to Williams\u2019 rep but didn\u2019t immediately receive a response.<\/p>\n<p>Williams shot to fame playing Shane Hollander in Crave\u2019s \u201cHeated Rivalry,\u201d a queer hockey romance based on author Rachel Reid\u2019s books.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sources said Williams did not know what was drawn on his face at the time. He\u2019s pictured here with his \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d co-star Connor Storrie in June 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Hudson Williams<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sources said he \u201cdeeply regrets\u201d the pic and understands the hurt and disappointment it\u2019s caused. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Williams was asked about people prying into his personal life back in January\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/07\/celebrity-news\/heated-rivalry-star-hudson-williams-has-heard-from-closeted-pro-athletes-on-heels-of-viral-show\/\">during his appearance on \u201cAndy Cohen Live<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can look at whatever I said, I don\u2019t care \u2026 I\u2019m pretty chill about it,\u201d he said. \u201cOn a scale of freaking me out it\u2019s like a 2 out of 10.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are going to be people who have crazy reactions to it, but those people can take a hike because the people who have a healthy reaction are the only people that I care about or respect for having a developed frontal cortex.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Williams shot to fame playing Shane Hollander in \u201cHeated Rivalry,\u201d a queer hockey romance based on the books by author Rachel Reid. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In March, he and a few of his \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d co-stars hit back at toxic messages from the intense \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d fandom. He\u2019s pictured here with Storrie in June 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Hudson Williams<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In March, he and a few of his \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d co-stars \u2014 including Francois Arnaud, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/17\/celebrity-news\/heated-rivalry-star-francois-arnaud-addresses-online-harassment\/\">faced death threats<\/a> over speculation <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/06\/celebrity-news\/connor-storrie-and-francois-arnaud-spotted-on-dinner-date\/\">he was dating co-star Connor Storrie<\/a> \u2014 posted a joint message <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/09\/celebrity-news\/heated-rivalry-star-hudson-williams-hits-back-at-toxic-fans-for-hateful-behavior\/\">hitting back at some of the toxic messages<\/a> from the intense \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d fandom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t call yourself a fan if you share racist\/homophobic\/biphobic\/misogynistic\/ageist\/ableist\/parasocial\/bigoted comments of any kind. None of us need your hateful \u2018love,\u2019\u201d the message read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all respect and support and love each other and are on the same side if you can\u2019t accept that gtfoh,\u201d the message continued.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hudson Williams is reportedly deeply regretful over a pic of him with a swastika drawn on his face that resurfaced on social media over the weekend. 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