Michael Rapaport explodes on Johnny Weir, other stars forced to intervene during “Traitors” reunion tirade

Key Points

• Michael Rapaport exploded on Porsha Williams and Johnny Weir during The Traitors season 4 reunion special.

• Rapaport attempted to shout over both Williams and Weir as they clashed with him on the show.

• Colton Underwood also addressed the controversy over using the word “hostage” to describe gameplay against Lisa Rinna, despite his past legal troubles.

It appears that bloody murder wasn’t the harshest thing Traitors stars faced on season 4 of the Emmy-winning show, as controversial contestant Michael Rapaport‘s verbal lashings stood to do just as much damage on Thursday night’s explosive reunion special.

Near the end of the season’s epic hourlong recap episode that welcomed back all 23 contestants to reflect on the road that led to Rob Rausch’s stunning (and treacherous) victory, host Andy Cohen inquired about Rapaport’s approach to the game after a season filled with contentious interactions between the star and his fellow faithfuls — including fiery pre-elimination exchanges he had with Porsha Williams, Colton Underwood, and Johnny Weir.

“I talked to Dolores, I talked to my wife, and they were both like, ‘Shut the f— up,'” Rapaport told Cohen, referencing season 3 Traitors winner and Real Housewives franchise alum Dolores Catania. “To be totally honest, the first night was kind of bland. I’m an actor, so action, camera, makeup, let’s go.”

Things got heated when Williams voiced disdain for Rapaport’s decision to vote for her during the first roundtable deliberation, which led to her early exit on the show. Rapaport defended his vote for the Housewives alum, despite his long-voiced fandom for the Bravo franchise. He told her that he felt that his “integrity was on the line” if he didn’t side with the group and oust her.

“Michael, you did not have any integrity in that moment,” Williams clapped back, telling Rapaport that she felt he “used” her and that his love for the Housewives stars on the cast felt disingenuous in the moment.

“You need to figure out a way to use your words because you just said I had no integrity,” Rapaport countered, raising his voice. “When I’m talking, you’re not talking. Clip. When I’m speaking, you’re not speaking. Clip!”

Cohen attempted to end the exchange, telling the actor to “get it out, because I want to move on,” before Rapaport told his castmates that they’re “so full of s—.” Cohen then turned his attention to the Underwood controversy after Rapaport was accused of suggesting that the Bachelor alum was good at lying, which many interpreted as a reference to Underwood remaining in the closet for a significant portion of his life in the public eye.

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“I’m not a person that likes to be disrespectful or hurt feelings,” Rapaport explained, referencing the moment on a midseason roundtable deliberation, which also saw Weir step in to defend Underwood from Rapaport’s suggestion.

“I feel like if silver medalist Johnny Weir hadn’t said anything, who hasn’t said anything tonight…” Rapaport said, to which Weir — who joined the broadcast via remote feed, as he and Tara Lipinski were in Italy covering the Winter Olympics during filming — raised his hand as he replied, “I don’t have a silver medal, FYI. No, I didn’t win any Olympic medal.”

Rapaport again exploded, raising his arm while shouting, “When I’m speaking, you’re not speaking. Clip!” Weir tried to speak his side of the ordeal by telling Rapaport that he “felt you went too far in the moment,” though Rapaport continued to shout over him.

Runner-up Maura Higgins then shouted, “Michael, everyone’s bored!” as she stepped in to intervene, bringing Rapaport’s explosive tirade to an end.

Finally, Underwood acknowledged that he’d forgiven Rapaport amid the controversy, and that the pair had spoken and made amends after filming wrapped.

The Traitors reunion also saw Underwood answer an inquiry from Lisa Rinna, with whom he clashed during the competition. She asked him about why he used the word “hostage” to describe a gameplay move against her — with Rinna and fellow Housewives star Candiace Dillard-Basset pressing him on why he chose that particular word.

“You were in the turret and you said you wanted to slit my f—ing throat. So, that’s an interesting word to use, too,” Underwood told Rinna, stressing that he used the word “hostage” strictly “in the context of the game” they played.

Amid the controversy, a condition of Entertainment Weekly‘s prior Traitors exit interview with Underwood was that EW was not permitted to ask questions about Cassie Randolph, his ex from The Bachelor who was granted a temporary restraining order against Underwood in 2020, which was eventually dropped. Still, Cohen asked Underwood about the negative fan blowback he received as the season aired.

“What I can understand from people viewing me back on television is, if you didn’t follow my story and what I went through and you watched me on The Bachelor in 2019, and all of a sudden you’re tuning in in 2026, I had an incredibly difficult couple of years,” Underwood replied. “I’ve grown, I’ve changed, I’ve put in so much work into myself and my family. I never thought the way I’d show up and play Traitors would be linked to one of the darkest and most horrible moments of my life.”

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