'Bachelorette' Frontrunner Garrett Yrigoyen Likes Controversial Instagram Posts | THR News - video Dailymotion

Contestant Garrett Yrigoyen liked a series of posts that mock immigrants and the trans community.

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00:01Following Monday's premiere of The Bachelorette, the early frontrunner of Becca Kufrin's season

00:13is already finding himself in hot water over his social media history.

00:17Garrett, a medical sales rep from Nevada, appears to have liked a series of controversial

00:21and inflammatory posts on social media. According to screen grabs capturing his Instagram activity,

00:27the reality star has liked posts that mock undocumented immigrants, the trans community,

00:32liberal feminists, and Parkland High School student David Hogg.

00:36The posts were shared by former Bachelor contestant Ashley Spivey on Twitter.

00:39During Monday's premiere, Garrett quickly cemented himself as a frontrunner when he received

00:44Becca's only kiss of the night, as well as her first impression rose.

00:47I would love to give you the first impression rose.

00:50Yes.

00:51So, Garrett, will you accept this rose?

00:53I will accept that rose.

00:55During the last three seasons of The Bachelorette, the man who received the first impression rose

00:59went on to win the entire season. And, spoiler alert, some spoiler reports of Becca's season

01:04also point to Garrett being a serious contender for the man who Becca has announced she is

01:08already engaged to. This controversy comes after the 2017 season of The Bachelorette when offensive

01:14tweets from contestant Lee were unearthed as the season began to air. Though Lee eventually deleted

01:19the posts, the show was accused of not doing its due diligence and checking his Twitter feed.

01:23After Lee's elimination, the ABC series included him on the reunion special so he could address

01:28the behavior and, as a result, the show announced plans to be more thorough in its social media

01:33vetting process. Garrett has since deleted the initial Instagram account and has launched

01:37another one. ABC and producers Warner Bros. declined to comment when reached by The Hollywood Reporter.

01:42For more on this story, head to THR.com. Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News,

01:47I'm Tiffany Taylor.