The Bachelorette star Charity Lawson has seemingly fired back at Nick Viall after he criticized her for "spiraling," loving pretty "f-ck boys," and bending the truth about Brayden Bowers' exit.
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Charity also uploaded her July 20 post to Instagram Stories and added, "Misogynistic men: now that's icky behavior."
While Charity didn't identify the Season 21 The Bachelor star as the target of her shade, many fans automatically assumed the message was directed at Nick considering the former The Bachelor star had penned an advice book and frequently gives dating advice on his "The Viall Files" podcast.
Nick had also slammed Charity during the July 18 episode of his podcast when recapping The Bachelorette's latest broadcast that aired one night earlier.
Nick essentially accused Brayden Bowers, Aaron Bryant, and Xavier Bonner of being "f-ck boys" who aren't "ready to settle down any time soon."
Nick gave props to Brayden for speaking his truth and leaving The Bachelorette on his own accord -- because Brayden said he wouldn't be ready to get engaged at the end of the process -- but Aaron B. and Xavier are still in the running for Charity's heart with hometown dates right around the corner.
"[Brayden] was like, 'I don't think this process is for me.' He didn't wait for Charity to send him home. And I love how Charity pretended to the guys as if it was her decision -- all while being so completely rattled," Nick said while laughing on "The Viall Files" podcast.
"She was like, 'I'm just so confident about the decision.' You are just spiraling, Charity. Charity loves a f-ck boy!"
Nick -- who appeared on two The Bachelorette seasons and one season of Bachelor in Paradise, in addition to his The Bachelor stint -- went as far as to call Charity "a f-ck boy magnet."
Nick suggested that even Charity was aware of her apparent love for "f-ck boys" while filming the show and so she attempted to change her old bad habits.
"I think her date with Xavier kind of highlighted that, right? Because I loved that voiceover, hearing Charity's inner monologue of, 'He reminds me of my ex [who cheated on me]. He's complimenting me and saying all these things, but I'm projecting this and I'm blaming him. He's not even doing anything; he's just trying to be nice,'" Nick recalled.
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"Xavier is giving her the spark. Charity, you can tell, wanted to like Xavier," Nick alleged.
"She was like, 'Just say something that makes me think you're amazing.' She was just waiting. She wanted to eat up whatever he was serving -- but she had the self-awareness to know that that was dangerous for her."
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Nick said the fact Charity wanted to sit down with Xavier at dinner and question his previous relationships showed "that growth of her getting out of this generally attracted to very good-looking potential f-ck boys."
Nick apparently believes that Charity was looking for a glimmer of hope from Xavier, essentially any good reason to advance the handsome bachelor in the Season 20 competition.
"I feel bad for [Dotun Olubeko] because he is pitching a perfect game. He is doing everything right. He is so endearing and he doesn't stand a f-cking chance to Xavier!" Nick claimed.
Nick added of Dotun and Charity's romance, "It's over. It's over. It's absolutely over!... Dotun is handsome, nice and great -- but she loves a pretty boy! It's so obvious."
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And Nick confidently predicted, "I think it's already over and I think that she's already decided on Xavier."
But Nick cut Charity some slack by blaming The Bachelorette's Season 20 filming schedule for the family and child therapist's elimination decisions.
After all, Charity's The Bachelorette season has been shorter than most.
"At the end of the day, she's not going to get to know these guys," Nick claimed.
"It doesn't matter how much time she gets with any of them -- she will only get to know the very tip of the iceberg of any of these men. But she can trust her eyes, and her eyes tell her that she wants to f-ck Xavier the most."
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Nick said a lead of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette simply "can't discount" intangible chemistry or a strong physical attraction to a contestant.
"And you hope for the best on the other stuff," Nick reasoned.
"You try your best to qualify them and be like, 'Is this person crazy? Do they have any glaring red flags?' But other than that, you're just like, 'I'm not going to know anyone, so I'm just going to pick the person ultimately that I'm the most physically attracted to, who seems the most normal.' And at the end of the day, that's Xavier."
Nick also pointed out how Xavier had a shining resume given he's a highly educated and well-dressed man who admires his mother and wants to help people suffering from multiple sclerosis.
"Charity was like, 'I liked you the most from afar -- the limo... and I liked your resume the most,'" Nick claimed. "And it was her trying to confirm the resume that he brought. That seemed to be their whole date [in Washington]."
Although Nick bashed Charity and most of her remaining bachelors, he insisted that he's still "enjoying" Charity as The Bachelorette star.
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"She's more vulnerable than I imagined she would be... She's had the emotional maturity to talk herself off the ledge and not be so generous with exposing her weaknesses, and she's been very giving in that regard," Nick shared.
In addition to Aaron B., Dotun, and Xavier, Charity's other remaining bachelors are Joey Graziadei, Sean McLaughlin and Tanner Courtad.
Nick noted of Joey, "He's just there to be the next Bachelor... and he's doing a good job."
Nick is currently engaged to a woman outside of Bachelor Nation, a surgical technician named Natalie Joy, after his The Bachelor 21 engagement to Vanessa Grimaldi didn't work out.
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