Viewers of Netflix’s new reality show, Bling Empire, label one of the show’s romantic relationships as “abusive,” accusing a star of being a “gas lighter” and a “red flag that lives and breathes.”
The show, which is presented as the real version of the hit film Crazy Rich Asians, premiered on January 15, and fans have already been passionate about everything and have influenced the plot and have starring on social media.
Many Twitter critics have expressed particular concern about the relationship between Kelly Mi Li, 35, and actor Andrew Gray, 33, and some say Netflix should have included a warning about abusive relationships with the show .
Yikes: Viewers of Netflix’s new reality show, Bling Empire, label one of the show’s romantic relationships as “abusive”
Problematic: Fans describe actor Andrew Gray as “toxic” to Kelly Mi Li
Evidence: They point out his behavior on the show, like how he called Kelly to go shopping without him while taking a nap
Good boy: Kelly got the call as she was leaving a store and put it on the speaker phone while Andrew was calling and picking it up.
If you say so, he insisted that he should not have left the hotel room without him
So now she is the victim: later, when the couple talked about the incident, she cried
The show includes several scenes documenting Kelly’s relationship with Andrew, who played the red Power Ranger in Power Rangers Megaforce from 2013 to 2014.
In the premiere episode, the couple is taken to Paris by a rich friend for Kelly’s birthday, where Andrew proceeded to call her to go shopping without him while taking a nap.
Claim to fame: Andrew acted as the red Power Ranger in Power Rangers Megaforce from 2013 to 2014
“What is happening?” calls the phone. “Your lack of effort drives me crazy.”
He even told her she couldn’t leave the hotel without him.
To make matters worse, Kelly admits that Andrew “gets into those bad moods or episodes” on a regular basis, telling the camera, “Unfortunately it’s not the first time Drew has called or spoken to me like this.”
In another scene, when his friend Kevin asks him what comes out of the relationship, his response is, “Don’t sleep here.”
On one occasion, Kelly leaves a recording studio where Andrew works with a friend, after he starts yelling at her about his decision to talk about his relationship with his friends.
Andrew’s volatile behavior sends the couple to therapy, where Kelly finally decides that she no longer wants to continue the relationship, although at the end of the series she is seen returning home, leaving the status of their romance as a mystery.
But while the reality star may have forgiven and forgotten his partner’s outbursts, viewers of the Netflix show have been horrified by his “abusive” actions.
It’s not good! Viewers of the show are horrified by Andrew’s behavior, who call him a “psycho” and say Kelly needs to run away from him.
‘Does anyone else feel that Red Power Ranger could be psycho? It makes my skin crawl, ”one wrote.
“Kelly is so sweet and charming that I just need her to get away from Andrew as soon as possible. Is that man scary. The look in his eyes?” Said another.
“Ummm, is Kelly okay? This guy from Andrew is literally a red flag that lives and breathes !!! said one more.
Another said Andrew described “the definition of a gas lighter !!”
Many have gone so far as to say that he demonstrates many behaviors of abusive men.
“I’m no psychiatrist, but this red Power Ranger, Andrew Gray, in #blingempire looks like a super gloomy toxic with a *** boy. When he talks, it sounds like a lie. It looks like Kelly has an emotionally abusive relationship with him and that need to run away from him, not walk! wrote one.
“Andrew wants privacy so he can abuse Kelly in private without consequences,” said another.
Attention! Several say their abusive behavior is triggering and Netflix should include a warning
Uh-oh: Kelly said “it was just the dynamics of Andrew and I’s relationship”
“Seeing Kelly and Andrew is horrifying and I imagine it provokes a lot of people who have had abusive relationships,” another added.
Several have even urged Netflix to add a warning to the show for sensitive viewers.
One explained, “The Bling Empire needs a trigger warning about abusive relationships when it comes to scenes with Kelly and Andrew. I don’t like watching reality TV and being worried about someone’s safety all the time.” .
Speaking about her relationship with Distractify after the show’s debut, Kelly said, “In Asian culture, you don’t kick out dirty clothes … whatever happens at home is supposed to stay inside.
So for us, it was just the dynamics of Andrew and I’s relationship. Most people didn’t know how hard it was sometimes. People see our happy moments when we go out, but there are many difficult moments.
However, I wouldn’t share if they are still a couple.
His Instagram accounts, however, suggest he may have officially left. Although the two shared many photos between 2015 and 2019, their last photo together appears to have been published in 2019.