Adam Gottschalk defends Bryan Abasolo years after Rachel, Raven Feud

Bachelor Nation alum Adam Gottschalk offers his opinion Rachel Lindsay And Bryan Abasolo‘s divorce.

“I’m not taking sides here, but wanted to highlight some facts [Bryan] since I knew him from the show,” Gottschalk, 33, wrote in a since-deleted comment E! News‘ Instagram on Wednesday January 3. “He moved his entire chiropractic practice across the country, sold his house in Miami, left his family and friends to pour everything he could into a relationship.”

Gottschalk continued: “Rachel has said in several interviews that she quit being a lawyer and started doing entertainment reporting [Bryan] is a workaholic who works 12+ hours a day while trying to survive in a post-covid California business environment with high rents. Doing that at 38 or something, now in his mid-40s, is ROUGH.”

Gottschalk commented on a clip from Lindsay’s friend Justin Sylvester‘S Today with Hoda and Jenna interview, in which he gave insight into how she deals with it. “She takes it day by day,” Sylvester, 37, said Wednesday. “I spoke to her this morning. She’s just trying to pick up the pieces. She is in survival mode.”

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Gottschalk appeared on Lindsay’s season of The bachelorette alongside Abasolo, 43, in 2017. Gottschalk was sent home in week 7 and found love with his wife Raven Gateswho came second Nick Vial‘s season of The Bachelorin season 4 of Bachelor in Paradise. Lindsay, 38, also appeared on Viall’s season and was the second runner-up before appearing as the Bachelor party. Despite forming a bond during their reality TV stint, Lindsay and Gates, 33, had a falling out after filming. Lindsay confirmed that the pair were no longer friends in 2019.

‘I can’t say that. I promised I wouldn’t say it. But it was enough for me to not want to be friends with her anymore,” Lindsay explained Watch what happens live with Andy Cohen at the time. “And I never will be.”

Later that year, Gates spoke about the consequences of the friendship. “I’m really saddened by the whole thing, just because I really loved her. I guess I just have to let it be and it is what it is,” she said on “Off the Vine” in November 2019. “I wish her nothing but the best, but I loved her, I will always love her. … I also want it to be very clear that I never did anything wrong to her.”

We weekly confirmed on Tuesday, January 2, that Abasolo had filed for divorce from Lindsay. In court documents obtained by Us, Abasolo claimed that he and Lindsay broke up on Sunday, December 31. He also asked for spousal support. After news broke of the couple’s split, Abasolo released a statement.

“If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I don’t like to put my personal stuff on social media and like to maintain a safe space for our family,” he wrote via Instagram at the time. “Many of you know me as a chiropractor, and also as a husband, my proudest role yet. After more than four years of marriage, Rachel and I have made the difficult decision to separate and start over.”

Abasolo shared that although he considers himself a ‘family man’, the decision to file for divorce was not taken lightly.

“Sometimes loving yourself and your partner means letting go,” he concluded. “I wanted you to hear it from the source before the blogs started making up their own reality. Please respect the space of our family and friends as we determine our next steps.”

Lindsay has yet to address her split by simply removing Abasolo’s last name from her Instagram profile.