{"id":515831,"date":"2026-03-05T11:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/515831\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:06:09","slug":"amanda-batula-says-fan-hate-kept-her-with-kyle-cooke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/515831\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Batula Says Fan Hate Kept Her With Kyle Cooke"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Photo: Bryan Bedder\/Bravo via Getty Images\n <\/p>\n

Amanda Batula<\/a> and Kyle Cooke were FaceTiming when they announced their separation<\/a>. \u201cIt was a sad moment, but also a relief,\u201d Batula told Marie Claire<\/a>, \u201cand I\u2019m really happy we did it together.\u201d The Kymanda divorce has been as collaborative as Loverboy once was, and Batula wants to underscore that this is an amicable separation. Fans have been so solidly on Team Amanda that Cooke is getting called \u201ctoxic\u201d and \u201cemotionally abusive\u201d in the comments. \u201cIt was a huge fear of mine when we separated that he was going to get this treatment,\u201d Batula said. \u201cIt also stopped me from calling it quits on our relationship earlier because I don\u2019t want people to attack, hurt, or villainize him. He\u2019s not a bad person. We are two people who couldn\u2019t make it work. It\u2019s unfortunate, but he doesn\u2019t deserve the hate he\u2019s getting. Let me hate that man. He doesn\u2019t need the entire internet doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is a pattern we see on the macro (with celeb couples) and micro \u2014 the phenomenon The Cut recently named \u201cI Love My Husband (Who Hates Me)<\/a>\u201d behavior. The real love for a partner is weighed against a desire to leave, then also with the judgment of others. Beyond concern for Cooke\u2019s reputation, Batula says the fan hate made her less certain of her own opinions. \u201cIt\u2019s part of why it took me longer than it should have to call it quits,\u201d she said, \u201cbecause I needed to feel 100 percent secure in my decision and absolutely certain it was mine and mine alone \u2014 that it wasn\u2019t coming from production, my friends, my family, or the audience.\u201d So \u2026 production was saying it too?<\/p>\n

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