If you are the same wethen you probably can’t stop thinking about it Michael RapaportRather unique eating habits The Traitors.
“I can’t defend the shovel technique,” Rapaport, 55, said Weekly entertainment on Tuesday, January 20, after a clip of him placing his mouth directly on the edge of his plate and scooping spoonfuls of food into his mouth went viral after episode 5. “I do the shovel technique when I’m alone. I do the shovel technique sometimes when my wife isn’t looking, but when I’m in public, I don’t do the shovel technique.”
Rapaport stated that he “will not defend, explain, or excuse my now-iconic shoveling technique, which I never, ever, ever, in a million years, would have thought people would be so fascinated by the way I eat my food.”
The actor reiterated that he had “no excuse” for eating like that and claimed he was the only person in the room when the “stabbing” took place.
“I was alone in this room,” he said in the shot. “There are many other times when I was eating and I wasn’t doing my shovel technique. But because I was alone in that room, I was shoveling food into my mouth at a rapid rate because I wanted to get out there and catch traitors.”
Many social media users reposted the clip, thinking about the unusual scene.
“The way Michael Rapaport eats in #TheTraitors has been living rent-free in my head for days,” one person wrote via X, while another said: “Why does Michael Rapaport eat every meal like it’s his last before he’s sent to the electric chair. He’s grown too much for this #TheTraitorsUS.”
His eating style wasn’t the only controversial thing Rapaport did during his short but memorable time on the Peacock competition series. The podcast host came under fire after a tense panel discussion where Rapaport accused co-star Colton Underwood of being a traitor, saying, “Nobody in this room would be better at keeping a secret than you.” The cast took it as an investigation into Underwood’s sexuality. (Former Bachelor Underwood, 33, came out as gay in April 2021 Good morning Americasaying he “ran from himself for a long time” before embracing his sexuality.)
“You think that was fun for 29 years of my life?” Underwood asked Rapaport, who denied he was doing one dig into Underwood’s sexualitysaying, “That has nothing to do with it. I think you came into this game loving the idea of being a traitor.”
When cast members chimed in, telling Rapaport that his comments were offensive, he doubled down on the defense, stating, “I’m not talking about closets! His behavior is traitorous. His behavior is secret, he’s conniving, he’s tweeting, he’s commiseros, he’s cowardly.”
Elsewhere, Rapaport exclaimed: “This man is responsible for tweeting in everyone’s ear. And this man, after today’s challenge, openly questioned me to my face and then when I left, he said my name out loud to a group of people. (I was) holding court and this man should keep his mouth shut. Because last night, this man organized and colluded with fine.”
The damage was already done, however, as Rapaport was voted out of the game. She revealed that she has since apologized to Underwood after her dramatic exit from the castle.
“As soon as production was over, I DMed him. And we FaceTimed and I told him what I wanted to say,” Rapaport said. parade on tuesday “We had a very private, grown-man conversation that wasn’t corny, that wasn’t dramatic. We laughed, we talked. He shared some things about the rest of that night and we moved on. He was very cool, very, very respectful, very understanding. And he actually contacted me the day after that episode aired, too. I’m sorry.”