The Challenge: Cutthroat has a full-blown feud on its hands, and it goes way beyond the arena. Justin Hinsley is calling out co-star Anna Leigh Wilson for bringing up his past defense of former Cheer teammate Jerry Harris. Harris is currently serving 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography and sexual misconduct charges. Wilson told an interviewer that anyone listening to Hinsley’s moral judgments should“look up the Jerry Harris situation.”
Hinsley responded to Page Six, saying Wilson only raised it to deflect from her own behavior, including claims she flirted with a co-star despite being married since 2020. He acknowledged the 2022 video was a mistake made when he was 20 or 21 and said he didn’t know the full scope of the allegations at the time. He also got eliminated from Cutthroat on October 14, so it’s been a week.
The whole thing raises a bigger question about how long a person’s past associations should follow them, especially when a real criminal case is involved. Reality TV drama usually fades fast, but this one’s touching something heavier.
Where do you land? Should old mistakes come up in a reality TV fight, or should some things stay off the table?
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