ABC and the producers behind the “Bachelorette” finale were forced to pivot halfway through its “After the Final Rose” segment after Twitter users battled the no-mask crowd seen on television.
The “After the Final Rose” event was hosted by Kaitlyn Bristowe, who opened the show to a live studio audience. Participants were seen seated in seats close to each other and without face coverings.
The shocking sight caused Twitter users watching at home to unleash their fury at ABC and the producers of “Bachelorette”, calling them out for an obvious disregard for people’s health given the recent surge of the Omicron variant.
One user drew attention to the fact that the live event started “with everyone in the audience not wearing masks,” until an outcry from Twitter. “Now this is how viruses work, you’re all screwed already if Omicron is in this crowd”, one user wrote.
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Another social media user joked, “Last night I was watching The Bachelorette with my wife and unborn son. My unborn son looks at me and says’ Daddy, why aren’t these members of the public wearing masks? Don’t they know the global pandemic and the almighty Omicron a variant? ‘ ”
Someone tweeted straight to the show’s official Twitter account, writing, “Why isn’t anyone in the live audience wearing masks?” We are [in] in the midst of an escalating pandemic! “
“WHY NO ONE WEAR A MASK IS A SUPERSPREADER EVENT”, another angry viewer written online.
One user called it an “irresponsible” gesture. “Why isn’t anyone wearing masks or walking away physically?” Such an irresponsible choice to NOT advise viewers that the public and singles be vaccinated. Was it necessary? Will contact tracing happen if it does not? Please stop risking lives pretending we are not always in a pandemic! ” le tweet lit.
The social media uproar seemed impossible to ignore, as halfway through the show, Bristowe announced via Yahoo!, “We’ve seen a lot of gossip online, so just to be clear, everyone around me has tested negative. But just to be on the safe side, our audience will remain masked for the rest of the show. “
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This led to a mix of more criticism and relief from those watching at home. Twitter users took to the social media website again to poke fun at the network and congratulate themselves on bringing about positive change.
A Twitter user shared a popular Oprah Winfrey meme edited to read: ‘You get a mask! You get a mask! Everyone gets a mask !! And wrote: “The producers of #bachelorette after reading #BachelorNation tweets about the non-masked audience on the live super-spreader show. “
“Twitter really intimidated the bachelor into making the live audience put on masks,” one user wrote.
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“The way the #bachelorette live show started with zero masks in sight and 2 hours later each one is worn,” wrote one person with skeleton emojis, adding, “the optics blur in action”, with a laughing Dr Anthony Fauci meme.
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“Say what you want about https://Twitter.com but what other website could intimidate the bachelorette studio audience by putting on masks, ” another user underline.
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“Twitter literally told the final bachelorette live audience to put on masks and… they did. inspiring use of the Internet ”, tweeted one person.
Representatives for “The Bachelorette” and ABC did not immediately return Fox News’ requests for comment.
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