Production on Colton Underwood’s controversial Netflix docu-series has gotten underway, Us Weekly reported on Thursday.
Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy, 29, who will be a part of the upcoming show, confirmed that the drama surrounding Colton and his ex Cassie Randolph will be addressed in the series.
The Bachelor Nation stars previously dated and Cassie accused Colton of stalking and harassing her, going so far as to seek a temporary restraining order against him – which she later dropped.
Cameras rolling: Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy confirmed that the drama surrounding Colton Underwood and his ex Cassie Randolph will be addressed Colton’s upcoming controversial Netflix docu-series, Us Weekly reported on Thursday
‘When he came out, the show was also leaked and it took things out of context, and also, like, the information that was leaked wasn’t even necessarily correct,’ Gus told Us Weekly.
‘So he and I both took kind of a lot of heat online that I felt like was sort of unnecessary and some of it I don’t even disagree with, and people had qualms and wanted an explanation of his situation with his ex,’ he continued.
Adding: ‘I think that that’s totally fair and valid that people took issue with that, and I think that the show will address that.’
Colton came out as gay on Good Morning America in April, telling Robin Roberts that he’d been ‘coming to terms’ with and ‘processing’ his sexuality since earlier in the year.
!['When he came out, the show was also leaked and it took things out of context, and also, like, the information that was leaked wasn't even necessarily correct,' Gus told Us Weekly. (Gus in 2018)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/06/17/20/44358065-9698305-image-a-9_1623957946585.jpg)
‘When he came out, the show was also leaked and it took things out of context, and also, like, the information that was leaked wasn’t even necessarily correct,’ Gus told Us Weekly. (Gus in 2018)
Shortly after the announcement it was leaked that he’d been filming the process for a Netflix docu-series and the news of the show was met with immediate backlash.
Kenworthy, who came out as gay in 2015, told Us it was ‘not fair for people to be hypercritical’ of Colton, how he came out or his past.
Underwood was accused by his ex Cassie Randolph – who he dated for over a year after meeting on The Bachelor – of stalking and harassing her.
‘It sort of feels like you’re drowning sometimes,’ Kenworthy said. ‘And then you get through that and you climb up the ladder and I think people are too quick to pull the ladder up after them.’
!['So he and I both took kind of a lot of heat online that I felt like was sort of unnecessary and some of it I don't even disagree with, and people had qualms and wanted an explanation of his situation with his ex,' he continued. 'I think that that's totally fair and valid that people took issue with that, and I think that the show will address that.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/06/17/20/44357905-9698305-image-a-6_1623957782504.jpg)
‘So he and I both took kind of a lot of heat online that I felt like was sort of unnecessary and some of it I don’t even disagree with, and people had qualms and wanted an explanation of his situation with his ex,’ he continued. ‘I think that that’s totally fair and valid that people took issue with that, and I think that the show will address that.’
![Backlash: 'I think that that's totally fair and valid that people took issue with that, and I think that the show will address that.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/06/17/20/44357893-9698305-image-a-13_1623958034646.jpg)
Backlash: Underwood was accused by his ex Cassie Randolph – who he dated for over a year after meeting on The Bachelor – of stalking and harassing her
‘There’s other people that still need help, and Colton was one of them,’ he continued.
A Change.org petition has been circulating in response to the news of Colton’s Netflix series.
The petition, called ‘Cancel Colton Underwood’s Netflix Documentary,’ cites accusations Colton stalked and harassed Cassie as reason for the cancellation.
She filed a restraining order against him last year and accused him of stalking and harassing her.
In documents filed with the request to the court and obtained by DailyMail.com, it is alleged Colton was ‘stalking and harassing’ Cassie, sending her ‘unsettling text messages’, repeatedly calling her, and placing a ‘tracking device on her vehicle to track her whereabouts.’
![His truth: Colton came out as gay on Good Morning America in April, telling Robin Roberts that he'd been 'coming to terms' with and 'processing' his sexuality since earlier in the year](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/06/17/20/44357897-9698305-image-a-7_1623957795518.jpg)
His truth: Colton came out as gay on Good Morning America in April, telling Robin Roberts that he’d been ‘coming to terms’ with and ‘processing’ his sexuality since earlier in the year
The restraining order request also said that Colton had been seen outside her parents’ home in Huntington Beach, California, on several occasions, including one time he was outside Cassie’s bedroom window at two in the morning.
‘Mr. Underwood also watches Ms. Randolph’s apartment in Los Angeles. Mr. Underwood admitted to his roommate and his roommate’s girlfriend (who is also Ms. Randolph’s friend) that he goes on multiple walks a day to Ms. Randolph’s apartment building,’ the document continued.
Colton ‘obsessively called and sent text messages’ when Cassie had a male visitor, leaving Cassie ‘startled that he knew who was coming in and out of her apartment, and felt like she was being watched.’
He sent similar messages when she visited her family and friends, indicating that he knew where she was, the documents read. She later dropped the restraining order.
When he was interviewed on GMA, Colton apologized for ‘how things ended’ with Cassie, admitting he ‘messed up’ and ‘made a lot of bad choices’.
![Honesty: When he was interviewed on GMA, Colton apologized for 'how things ended' with Cassie, admitting he 'messed up' and 'made a lot of bad choices'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/06/17/20/44357907-9698305-image-a-8_1623957812319.jpg)
Honesty: When he was interviewed on GMA, Colton apologized for ‘how things ended’ with Cassie, admitting he ‘messed up’ and ‘made a lot of bad choices’