"The Bachelor" star Juan Pablo Galavis is under hot water for comments he made about whether ABC should have a gay or bisexual bachelor on the reality show. The 32-year-old former soccer player was asked by a TV Page reporter his thoughts on a homosexual bachelor and Galavis candidly said he didn't think it was a good idea.
"I don't think it is a good example for kids to watch that on TV," he began. "Obviously people have their husband and wife and kids and that is how we are brought up. Now there is fathers having kids and all that, and it is hard for me to understand that too in the sense of a household having peoples... Two parents sleeping in the same bed and the kid going into bed. It is confusing in a sense."
Galavis, who can currently be seen looking for love on the ABC reality show, went on to say that he has nothing but respect for homosexual people.
"But I respect them because they want to have kids," he added. "They want to be parents. So it is a scale... Where do you put it on the scale? Where is the thin line to cross or not? You have to respect everybody's desires and way of living. But it would be too hard for TV."
"There's this thing about gay people... It seems to me, and I don't know if I'm mistaken or not... but they're more 'pervert' in a sense," Galavis continued. "And to me the show would be too strong... too hard to watch."
Following the comments, ABC and executive producers of "The Bachelor" issued a statement to US Weekly saying that they did not agree with Galavis' remarks and found them "thoughtless and insensitive."
The hunky reality star also issued a statement on his Facebook page asking his fans for forgiveness and explaining that because English is his second language he often mixes up his words.
"The comment was taken out of context," he said. "The word pervert was not what I meant to say and I am very sorry about it. Everyone knows English is my second language and my vocabulary is not as broad as it is in Spanish and, because of this, sometimes I use the wrong words to express myself."
Galavis said he meant to say that he believes gay or bisexual people are "more affectionate and intense" and he thinks it would be "too racy" for TV.
His comments come on the heels of "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson, who was criticized for his comments on sin and homosexuality.
