Morrey Eglin is clapping back at the controversy over his explosive argument with Love Is Blind costar John Shannon at the season 11 reunion regarding the latter’s alleged emotional infidelity.
“I actually picked up a new book today and I’m having a little bit of trouble, if you can help me,” Morrey, 32, quipped via a Monday, November 9, Instagram Reel before shifting the camera to reveal the book he referenced was the Holy Bible.
He then declared, “I just can’t seem to find the chapter where it says you can cheat on your wife. If anyone knows what chapter that is and they want to let me know? I’d really appreciate it. I just really want to get on the same page as you guys. No pun intended.”
“Other than that, I’m going to keep reading,” he teased.
Morrey Eglin Courtesy of Netflix
During the Sunday, November 8, reunion, Morrey got into a heated shouting match after romantic rival John, 33, confessed that he’d committed emotional infidelity by exchanging text messages with a stripper during his brief marriage to Sarah Williams. (It was reported prior to the Love Is Blind season 11 reunion airing that Sarah, 34, filed for divorce from John in June after separating earlier in the year.)
Chaos erupted at the reunion taping when John’s father insisted that, while his son had done “a stupid thing,” he had not actually “cheated” on Sarah.
“There’s nothing to defend,” John told his dad, adding that he took “full accountability” for his transgression.
Season 11 cast member Scott Shuman jumped in to back up John, calling him “a good man” and insisting that his costar had “prayed over every single person” at a cast breakfast.
“Nobody brings up the fact that [Sarah] goes out three times a week,” Scott, 38, alleged.
John begged Scott to stop defending him before Morrey interrupted Scott in to demand, “Hey, why don’t you shut the f*** up?!”
“What does the Bible think about f***ing cheating?” Morrey yelled at Scott.
There was tension between Morrey and John long before the reunion as they both dated Sarah while in the pods. Morrey ultimately quit the experiment when Sarah chose to pursue an engagement with John over him.
“I fell for Sarah, and I had no other connection as strong with her,” Morrey exclusively told Us in October. “And if it wasn’t her, it was nobody there.”
The bouncer conceded during his chat with Us that he “wasn’t too caught off guard” when Sarah opted to pursue things with John.
“She genuinely cared what I had to say. … I said things to her that I’ve never said to a girl. You know what I mean?” he shraed with Us. “Relationship-wise or anything like that, where she really just was a safe space for me. And I do genuinely think she cared about me and wants the best for me. And I want the same for her. I think she’s brilliant and has so many great qualities and made the best decision for herself. And I really just wanted her to be happy.”
Love Is Blind season 11 is available to stream worldwide via Netflix.
