{"id":372991,"date":"2026-01-16T09:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/372991\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:10:08","slug":"heated-rivalrys-francois-arnaud-unfollows-cast-in-massive-purge-of-his-social-media-following-list-francois-arnaud-heated-rivalry-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertainment-photos-and-vi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/372991\/","title":{"rendered":"Heated Rivalry\u2019s Fran\u00e7ois Arnaud Unfollows Cast in Massive Purge of His Social Media Following List | Francois Arnaud, Heated Rivalry | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Francois Arnaud<\/a> has purged his following list on Instagram and he has seemingly unfollowed everyone involved with Heated Rivalry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old actor, who plays gay hockey player Scott Hunter, was following more than 1,100 accounts on Instagram <\/a>at the beginning of the week. As of January 15, he is only following 213 accounts. <\/p>\n

Among those he has unfollowed include co-stars Connor Storrie<\/a>, Hudson Williams<\/a>, and Robbie G.K.<\/a>, and series creator Jacob Tierney. <\/p>\n

So, what happened?<\/p>\n

Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/p>\n

Fans are coming to the conclusion that nasty comments and online harassment has led to Francois limiting his social media presence, including disconnecting from the Heated Rivalry community for right now. <\/p>\n

Francois has reportedly been receiving threats from people online amid rumors about his personal life. He was just photographed out traveling at the airport with co-star Connor Storrie<\/a>!<\/p>\n

In an interview this week, Francois joked about being ready to shut his Instagram down after a shocking follow.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, Helen Hunt<\/a>\u2026 who not only followed me and other guys from the show, also commented on an old post of me, an old post. And she said, \u2018You\u2019re so good in this and everything else.\u2019 I was like, \u2018Is she going through my whole filmography?\u2019 Yeah, I had to, I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh delete Instagram now. I don\u2019t need to see anything else.\u2019 Shut the whole thing down. This is how it should end. This is my happy ending,\u201d he said on SiriusXM.<\/p>\n

Read what fans are saying below.<\/p>\n

Francois unfollowed bunch of ppl on IG including whole cast of HR and Jacob. Those fans really harassing him on IG omg you ppl are INSANE doing all these for someone who has done nothing<\/p>\n

\u2014 Aranita (@Aranitaaey) January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

saying fran\u00e7ois isn’t helping by unfollowing any accounts related to the show. HE IS GETTING DEATH THREATS. THE QUEER MAN ON THIS SHOW IS GETTING DEATH THREATS. & you think he’s just being “messy” and “asking for attention” this fandom is full of people who belong in padded rooms<\/p>\n

\u2014 michele \ud83c\udfd2\ud83e\uded0 (@hollanderxshane) January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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