'Heated Rivalry' Creator Jacob Tierney Reacts to Jordan Firstman's Criticism

Jacob Tierney is weighing in on Jordan Firstman‘s criticism of his show Heated Rivalry.

In a recent interview, the I Love LA actor slammed the hot new gay hockey series, saying that the show is “not gay,” criticizing the sex scenes, and calling out lead stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie for not publicly revealing their sexual orientations.

Following backlash, Jordan backtracked his comments.

In a new interview, Jacob – who created, wrote, and directed Heated Rivalry – reacted to Jordan‘s comments and other critiques of the show.

Keep reading to find out more…“[Jordan's] been sending my cast apology messages, and other cast members of that show have reached out to us and apologized on his behalf,” Jacob told The Hollywood Reporter.

“We as queer people need to check our messaging,” he continued. “The things that we decide women can or can’t do can be really exhausting. Women are allowed to write about men. They’re allowed to write about gay men. The question should be, how are they writing about us? Is it with empathy? Is it with allyship? Is it with kindness? Why are we looking for enemies here instead of looking for allies?”

If you didn’t see, DeuxMoi recently spoke out after facing intense backlash for criticizing Heated Rivalry.