John Hersey Defends Ex Katie Thurston Against Haters Following Their Split: ‘I Urge You to Speak More Kindly’
22.06.2022 - 07:53
/ usmagazine.com
Showing his loyalty! John Hersey still supports ex-girlfriend Katie Thurston — and will defend her against the haters!
After an internet troll blamed Thurston, 31, for not being able to “get a guy,” Hersey, 28, quickly jumped in to defend the former Bachelorette’s honor.
“You will speak a finite number of words throughout your life. I urge you to speak more kindly. Especially about someone you don’t know,” the bartender quipped in response to the comment on Tuesday, June 21. “I have never been so supported or unconditionally loved by a partner. Assuming and implying that Katie is doing anything wrong does not sit right with me.”
Hersey concluded his clap back with a general plea, saying, “The internet can be a mean place — let’s not add to it.”
Thurston first hinted at her breakup with Hersey on Monday, June 20. “Statement: No, we aren’t together,” she wrote via her Instagram Stories at the time. Hersey confirmed the two had called it quits the next day.
“I love being able to share special moments with you all — the funny ones. The happy ones. The outrageous, embarrassing, and heartfelt ones. But I don’t know if it will ever get easier to share the sad ones. As Katie stated earlier, we are no longer dating,” Hersey said on Tuesday via his Instagram Stories. “This decision was not made lightly, and it was obviously not an easy one to make.”
He concluded: “I appreciate every one of you that has supported us throughout this journey. We could not (and would not) be here without you.”
Thurston initially sent Hersey home on week two of The Bachelorette season 17, getting engaged to Blake Moynes instead. The two split in October 2021, only three months after the show finished airing. At the time, Moynes, 31, implied that Thurston