Jack’s Takes: Love makes you do crazy things…

The rioters at the Capitol last week had some unexpected star power on their side.

For the uninitiated, this gentleman is James Taylor (no, not that James Taylor), famous for being a contestant on The Bachelorette back in 2016.

Not only Taylor make it known that he was at the Capitol, he also made a point to thank the producers of The Bachelor for their “support”:

Big thanks to #TheBachelor family for supporting me during this time… from top to bottom.

Conservative producers are the best!!

Thank you @ABCNetwork @ABC & @BachelorABC for having my back while I legally supported our President.

— James McCoy Taylor (@james_mccoy_t) January 12, 2021

However, series creator Mike Fleiss was quick to refute Taylor’s claims of support:

Whoever that former cast member/idiot jerkoff is that went to Trump’s treasonous rally, got a message for ya… You are officially exiled from #BachelorNation !!!

— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) January 13, 2021

Fleiss was not the only person from “Bachelor Nation” to respond. Former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay had this to add:

Reason #4853569536 we have to do better with casting https://t.co/xuTZs45a4h

— Rachel Lindsay (@TheRachLindsay) January 13, 2021

Regardless, it looks like we won’t be seeing a certain somebody on Bachelor In Paradise anytime soon…