{"id":222824,"date":"2026-02-14T12:42:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/rachel-lindsay-blasts-ex-husband-as-ruthless-all-around-awful\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T12:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:42:34","slug":"rachel-lindsay-blasts-ex-husband-as-ruthless-all-around-awful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/rachel-lindsay-blasts-ex-husband-as-ruthless-all-around-awful\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Lindsay Blasts Ex-Husband as &#8220;Ruthless,&#8221; All Around Awful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rachel Lindsay is not holding anything back.<\/p>\n<p>Not when it comes to ex-husband Bryan Abasolo.<\/p>\n<p>On the most recent episode of the Pop Syllabus podcast, the former Bachelorette lead said she feels \u201cfree\u201d now that she\u2019s made her final spousal support payment to her ex-husband.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1409616861-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-548403 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1409616861-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1409616861-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1409616861-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1409616861-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1409616861-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1409616861-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1409616861-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1409616861-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo attend the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Players Party\u00e2\u20ac\u009d co-hosted by Michael Rubin, MLBPA and Fanatics at City Market Social House on July 18, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Phillip Faraone\/Getty Images for Fanatics)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI felt powerless that I didn\u2019t have a prenup,\u201d Lindsay told listeners \u201cHe took so much from me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, emphasizing: \u201cHe was ruthless about it, there was no compromising.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former spouses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/rachel-lindsay-im-finally-divorced-thank-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finalized their divorce in January 2025<\/a>\u2026  one year after Abasolo filed for legal separation. <strong>As part of the settlement, Rachel agreed to pay her ex a $500,000 lump sum in alimony.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt powerful that I was able to do it in a year,\u201d said Rachel, who married her Season 13 winner in 2019 after meeting on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/categories\/the-bachelorette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bachelorette<\/a>. \u201dLike, \u2018I paid you off, I\u2019m still here, I\u2019m still surviving.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking back, the former lawyer said she rushed into marriage because she felt \u201csocietal pressures\u201d to settle down. <\/p>\n<p>As she put it, \u201cI wanted a prenup. I talked to him about a prenup. He did not want it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That can certainly be an awkward topic between a man and a woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was kind of a perfect storm as to why I ended up moving forward with the marriage, even though I saw the issues,\u201d Rachel continued on this podcast. \u201cThe narrative that I couldn\u2019t be loved because I focused so much on career, all of that was in me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Abasolo and Rachel Lindsay\" class=\"wp-image-489403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-735x490.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-335x223.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-347x231.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Abasolo and Rachel Lindsay\" class=\"wp-image-489403 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-735x490.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-335x223.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-347x231.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1810055972-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo attend Thanksgiving at Project Angel Food on November 23, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Tommaso Boddi\/Getty Images for Project Angel Food)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in early 2025, Lindsay told listeners of her own podcast (Higher Learning) that she was so darn happy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/01\/bryan-abasolo-files-for-divorce-from-rachel-lindsay-the-marriage-is-over\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to be divorced<\/a> at last.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m divorced. Thank you, God,\u201d she said just over a year ago \u201cGive me some freedom music. Some freedom music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After joking around for a bit, the reality star grew serious at the time \u2026 explaining to co-host Van Lathan how it\u2019s \u201ca very weird feeling\u201d to actually be free from her marriage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the moment he finally left the house, after being here for seven months post-separation, I felt divorced,\u201d she said on air. \u201cI\u2019ll be honest, there\u2019s a lot I want to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And now she appears to be doing it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-548404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-2048x1449.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-960x679.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-1080x764.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-1200x849.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-548404 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-2048x1449.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-960x679.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-1080x764.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-1200x849.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-949793724-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachel Lindsay celebrates Birthday with Bryan Abasolo at SugarHouse Casino on April 21, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Lisa Lake\/Getty Images for SugarHouse Casino)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI had to let go of the fear, the shame and the embarrassment of getting a divorce,\u201d Lindsay just said, adding that she wants to confront the misconception that she \u201chas it all together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for Abasolo?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t spend enough time with each other,\u201d he told divorce coach Rene Garcia in a 2024 YouTube video. \u201cIn my estimation, we saw what the other person was doing in the relationship, mainly on Instagram, although we lived in the same house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bryan added of his decision to seek a divorce back then: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy priority in that moment was to protect my mental health and just relieve the pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/rachel-lindsay-blasts-ex-husband-as-ruthless-all-around-awful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Rachel Lindsay is not holding anything back. Not when it comes to ex-husband Bryan Abasolo. On the most recent episode of the Pop Syllabus podcast, the former Bachelorette lead said she feels \u201cfree\u201d now that she\u2019s made her final spousal support payment to her ex-husband. Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo attend [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":222825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-222824","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}