Summary:
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Cole Sprouse receives death threats post-breakup with Lili Reinhart, reflecting on relationship scrutiny and fandom backlash.
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Riverdale stars open up about public relationship, fan reactions, and challenges faced during the show’s run.
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The cast members reflect on the impact of Riverdale, their personal projects, and the challenges faced during the series.
Riverdale alum Cole Sprouse shared that he has received death threats since his split with co-star Lili Reinhart.
The two actors, who met on the set of the CW series, dated for three years between 2017-2020. The relationship, very public for the two stars, has been mentioned in multiple interviews and caught the attention of users online. Sprouse spoke out about the relationship before on the Call Her Daddy Podcast with Alexandra Cooper but is getting more candid about the situation.
Reflecting on the relationship and the two being in scrutiny for the breakup, Sprouse touched on the dark side of the fandom in a new interview with Vulture.
“I get a lot of stuff sent to my house or my loved ones’ houses,” he recalled. “Death threats, really nasty, honestly criminal stuff. And I do think it’s because at least four of us at this table have dated our co-workers.”
Sprouse added: “Is that just a consequence of an incredible love? Or is that what fanaticism looks like? Perhaps because those lines were blurred to our audience, it’s hard to break those things up when life moves on.”
Riverdale is currently in its seventh and final season. The series is set to wrap up next week after the near six week run on the air.
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During this same time, Reinhart reflected on the show and the “butt of the joke” among many fans.
“I think it’s important to acknowledge that our show is made fun of a lot,” she said. “People see clips taken out of context and are like: ‘What? I thought this was about teenagers.’ And we thought so as well — in season 1.”
he star added: “It’s really not been easy to feel that you’re the butt of a joke. We all want to be actors; we’re passionate about what we do. So when the absurdity of our show became a talking point, it was difficult.”
The cast of the popular series have gone out to do a multitude of projects since the very first season. Reinhart starred in a recent Netflix movie Look Both Ways with a prime feature in Hustlers starring along Keke Palmer and Jennifer Lopez as well. Many of the cast members have voiced that the show keeps them busy from doing other projects, while some other cast mates have argued for higher salaries due to the success and length of the production.
Riverdale airs on The CW in the US and will end with season 7.
