Justin Hinsley blasts ‘Challenge’ co-star for ‘digging up’ past support of disgraced ‘Cheer’ teammate Jerry Harris

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Justin Hinsley, a contestant on the reality TV show "Challenge," was eliminated from the series and has criticized his former co-star Tori Wilson for bringing up his past support of disgraced "Cheer" teammate Jerry Harris. In an exclusive interview with Page Six, Hinsley accused Wilson of attempting to deflect attention away from her own controversies by attacking him over his defense of Harris years ago. Harris was previously convicted on federal charges related to sexual misconduct involving minors. Hinsley maintains that he did not engage in any unethical behavior himself and argues that Wilson is trying to create a narrative based on his past actions while overlooking her own issues. The dispute centers around allegations made by both individuals during their appearances on different reality shows, highlighting the complex dynamics of public scrutiny within the entertainment industry.

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🔮 Hinsley, 27, noted that publicly defending Harris, 27, is “the one and only thing that I’ve ever done in my entire life” that Wilson, 31, could attack him for.
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“I think her going there was just trying to find some way to get the heat taken off of her because there was a bunch of ways to get heat on her, and she was digging for something for me,” Hinsley exclusively told Page Six following his elimination from the reality competition series on Wednesday’s episode.
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🔮 Hinsley, 27, noted that publicly defending Harris, 27, is “the one and only thing that I’ve ever done in my entire life” that Wilson, 31, could attack him for.
2026-10-14 · New York Post
Justin Hinsley blasts ‘Challenge’ co-star for ‘digging up’ past support of disgraced ‘Cheer’ teammate Jerry Harris · assertive framing

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“I think her going there was just trying to find some way to get the heat taken off of her because there was a bunch of ways to get heat on her, and she was digging for something for me,” Hinsley exclusively told Page Six following his elimination from the reality competition series on Wednesday’s episode. asserted
Hinsley → think → episode
Hinsley, 27, noted that publicly defending Harris, 27, is “the one and only thing that I’ve ever done in my entire life” that Wilson, 31, could attack him for. uncertain
Wilson → note → him
“I was young,” he explained. asserted
he → explain → ?
“It was years and years ago, there’s somany different layers to it. asserted
It → ’ → it
And that was just her way of trying to drag me down into the mud, and I guess that just shows the character that she has as a person.” asserted
she → try → person
“I didn’t do anything or expose or say anything that she did not do herself,” the “Cheer” alum said. asserted
alum → do → that
“I didn’t have to go dig into her past to go try and to create a narrative or create something that she wasn’t. asserted
she → have → something
She did it all on her own and she did this and I mean… I can’t fault her.” asserted
I → do → her
“She wanted to godig, she went and dug, and she started a little bit of a war with that scenario,” Hinsley continued. asserted
Hinsley → want → scenario
It’s public knowledge.” asserted
It → ’ → ?
During a recent interview, Wilson called out Hinsley for supporting Harris when he was going through his child porn case. asserted
he → call → case
“If people are listening to the morale police of Justin, then I think they need to look up the Jerry Harris situation,” the “Amazing Race” alum said. asserted
alum → listen → situation
“I didn’t see it, but if you’re interested in what I’m talking about, look it up, and maybe take a step back and look at who you’re getting your information from, especially when they’re judging someone’s character asserted
they → see → character
,” Wilson added. asserted
Wilson → add → ?
Later that year, Harris was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. asserted
he → sentence → conduct
The disgraced Netflix star was charged back in September 2020 when the FBI searched his home in Naperville, IL, and charged him with producing child pornography. asserted
FBI → charge → pornography
Authorities claimed he solicited sex from minors at cheerleading competitions and coerced teen boys to send him inappropriate pics. asserted
he → claim → pics
In February 2022, Harris pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old and paying a 17-year-old for sexually explicit photos and videos. asserted
Harris → plead → photos
During his interview with Page Six, Hinsley admitted that his former co-star’s scandal is “still hard to talk about” today. asserted
scandal → admit → Page
“It happened when I was 20, 21 years old. asserted
I → happen → ?
That was almost six, seven years ago,” he explained. asserted
he → explain → ?
“So there’s a lot of different layers and there’s a lot things that we weren’t told about while we’re doing it.” asserted
we → ’ → it
Hinsley went on, “And then once it got brought up, more and more layers get added on into years and years now. asserted
layers → go → years
So, it was a huge chunk of my life and we didn’t know or weren’t aware of anything until it all came out.” asserted
it → know → anything
The reality star added that “it’s hard to navigate those types of things, and you have to do it in a very meticulous way.” asserted
you → add → way
“The Challenge: Cutthroat” drops new episodes Wednesdays on Paramount+. asserted
Challenge → drop → Paramount+
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → Conversation
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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