Matt Gaetz Claps Back at ‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson for Calling Him a “Motherf***er”

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Matt Gaetz is clapping back at Alan Ritchson, who called him a “motherfucker” earlier this week.

In an interview with GQ, I shared that Matt Gaetz and I attended school together in Florida. As childhood acquaintances, it’s safe to say we’re on opposite sides now. I can’t help but feel surprised when I see the panhandle of Florida still supporting him, considering all the revelations about his questionable actions and broken promises. Frankly, he’s not a man I would want representing our community.

Previously, the ex-U.S. representative chose to address Ritchson through his personal and business social media platforms (previously Twitter) on a Thursday.

It seems that Hollywood transforms people!” he penned. “Alan and I were a year apart in high school, both members of the Speech and Debate Team. While I excelled at debates and earned championship titles, Alan gravitated towards acting. In fact, his brother Eric was the one who usually came out on top more often than Alan did during our competitions. Despite our different areas of focus, Alan was always kind to me (as were most people) and his mother, who supervised the computer lab, held a special fondness for me. At her behest, I even attended his father’s retirement party from the Air Force.

Gaetz clarified on his professional platform, “A heads-up: We weren’t enemies. He’s merely seeking attention from Hollywood (and it’s not only through the use of performance-enhancing substances).

In a different part of his interview with GQ, Ritchson expressed that he harbors a desire to enter politics to surpass someone like Gaetz in terms of doing good, yet there’s another aspect of him that doubts his ability to be deceitful enough to thrive in the political realm.

Matt Gaetz, who previously represented Florida’s 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, faced accusations of child sex trafficking and statutory rape in 2020. After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, no charges were brought against him. Towards the end of 2024, he stepped down from his position as a U.S. representative after receiving a nomination for U.S. Attorney General from the Trump administration. However, he withdrew his candidacy in light of sexual misconduct allegations outlined in a report by the House Ethics Committee.

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2025-02-22 06:54