"Love Is Blind" Season 9 star Nick Amato has broken his silence on the controversial comments he made about the LGBTQ+ community.
The Brooklyn-born luxury watch dealer faced backlash after episode four of the new season, when he asked fellow contestant Annie Lancaster if she thought it was a "fad" when young kids begin identifying as LGBTQ+. In a video message posted to Instagram on Wednesday, Oct. 8, Amato said the "gay kids and gay love conversation" on the show had been "deeply impacting me over the last couple of days."
Amato said the show's producers and "the studio reached out" and told him to tell people it was edited. "Yes, it was cut up and edited, but I need to take accountability too," he said.
USA TODAY has reached out to Netflix representatives for "Love Is Blind" for comment.
"I appreciate you giving me all the hell that you did and saying, 'That’s not right,'" Amato said, admitting there's still "a lot that I didn't understand," citing his traditional Midwestern household upbringing.
