Month: February 2022

For nearly two decades, Ted Kaczynski carried out a deadly bombing campaign against those he believed to be destroying the environment and furthering the advancement of modern technology. The former UC Berkeley math professor was able to carry out his reign of domestic terror from rural Montana in a secluded 10-by-12-foot shack, where he tested homemade bombs and compiled hit lists. In 1996, Kaczynski was captured at the cabin and sentenced to eight consecutive life terms in prison with no possibility of parole.

The “Unabomber,” as Kaczynski is known, was the “perfect, anonymous killer,” according to the FBI. He was so innocuous, so untraceable that even those who lived nearby never suspected him of murder. In her new book, “Madman In the Woods,” (April 19, 2022, Diversion Books), Kaczynski’s next door neighbor—and one-time friend—Jamie Gehring opens up for the first time in intimate detail about the “silly” recluse down the road. Below, in her own words, Gehring remembers her relationship with Kaczynski, and the guilt she shouldered after finding out he was the Unabomber.

One of my earliest memories of Ted Kaczynski is a happy one. I was playing outside—I must have been around four years old—when he appeared out of nowhere. He tended to do that. I was so excited to see Ted. Back then, in the early ‘80s, he was just this silly, strange neighbor who lived in an isolated cabin near our home in Lincoln, MT. He’d stop by for dinner with my parents, and then play cards with me. Our family considered him a real friend, and he had become something of a regular fixture in my life.

That day, he knelt down and opened his hands to reveal a painted rock. Ted had brought me a gift! I felt so special, and so appreciative. I loved rocks as a little kid. And this one was just for me.

I don’t remember what was painted on the rock. Neither does my family. But many years later, I discovered a picture taken by the FBI after they raided his cabin. In the image, Ted’s paints are sitting next to the fragments of the metal he put in his deadly bombs.

I know it’s just paints, but that photo is a symbolic juxtaposition of who Ted Kaczynski is to me: He’s Ted, the guy who brightened my day with colorful rocks, but he’s also the Unabomber, a monster who terrorized the nation.

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When Ted first moved to Lincoln in 1971, he still had a “disheveled professor” kinda look. But by the time I was born in 1980, he had begun to look more like a wild man. His clothes were torn and falling off of his body. He always had mud under his nails. His hair stuck up straight up, and his eyes were very wide. I remember looking down, and not being able to tell if the dirty things below his ankles were his shoes or his feet. Upon further inspection, they were his feet. His shoes had basically rotted away. He was completely unkempt.

As time went on, Ted’s appearance only got more extreme—and so did his behavior. In the early 90’s, around the time I was 10, Ted started to come over and ask what time it was. I don’t know if it was because of his change in look, his change in cadence, or maybe the fact that I was older and more aware of the world around me, but I became afraid of him. He never seemed right. He was always in a hurry, and frenzied. If he came by the house when I was alone, I would hide in the closet until he left.

Looking back now, I was right to be afraid. At that time, Ted was at the height of his reign of domestic terrorism. He was holed up in his cabin, testing bombs and writing his manifesto. He was killing people, and then knocking on our front door to ask for the time.

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Ted’s relationship with my family began to deteriorate, too. My dad owned a sawmill, and Ted was clearly bothered not only by the industry of logging, but also by the noise it created and the outsiders it brought so close to his cabin. I’ve been asked whether I think the noise of our mill fueled Ted’s anger. That’s a difficult question to answer, because, yes, most likely it did—but so many things fueled Ted’s anger. Jets flying overhead. The presence of forest rangers.

The conclusion I have come to is that Ted was inherently angry and very violent. Just because he heard the noise of a sawmill or saw logging happen close to his home, doesn’t mean we should be held responsible for his actions. Ted Kaczynski was responsible for Ted Kaczynski’s agenda—not the people around him who were trying to live their lives and make an honest living.

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Another question I get is: “How did you not know?” There is a certain amount of guilt I feel, because for so long my family unknowingly lived near this very dangerous person. But Ted did a great job of blending in. He was methodical in where he purchased his property and how he chose to live. I think that’s partly what enabled him to carry out his agenda for so long.

Looking back now, though, I see the signs. As a kid, I used to hear somebody walking and whistling outside my window at night. Then, I’d hear metal moving around. I would run into my parents room, and tell them someone was out there. My dad would say, “There’s nobody, go back to bed!” It was chalked up to an overactive imagination. But now I know it was Ted. He was scavenging pieces of metal from my dad’s old cars and used equipment out by the sawmill.

I think it’s one of the reasons he was able to remain untraceable for so long. He wasn’t buying metal from a hardware store. He was finding pieces, melting them down, and using them as shrapnel for his bombs. People joke about monsters being under the bed at night, but for me he was outside my window.

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During the ‘70s and ‘80s, a couple of mines and properties in Lincoln were vandalized. My father’s sawmill was sabotaged by somebody who poured sand into it. It remained a mystery until 2020, when Netflix released Unabomber: In His Own Words. In the documentary, Ted admits that he tried to shut down my father’s business.

Around that time, our family dog, Wiley, got sick. Wiley was incredibly sweet, always going on hikes with me and playing outside. But there was something about Ted he didn’t like. If Ted was riding his bike by the sawmill or walking up to the house, Wiley’s hackles would raise. He barked and chased him. It was almost like Wiley turned into an entirely different dog when Ted was around.

When Wiley got sick, the vet said he ingested strychnine, which destroyed his immune system. Wiley ended up passing away from health issues related to being poisoned. When authorities searched Ted’s cabin years later, they found a stash of strychnine. Ted also wrote a letter to a local newspaper after his arrest, mentioning that he had poisoned a local dog that came into his garden at times.

These are just a few of the many acts of terror Ted carried out in our own backyard. Of course, they’re nothing compared to what he did on a national level. But for me, it was still heartbreaking.

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In 1995, right before Ted’s arrest, my stepmother took my little sister Tessa into the woods with her to do some chores. They were reseeding the ground, when all of a sudden my stepmother got a horrible feeling that something—or someone—was watching her. She grabbed up my sister and got out of there. She could never shake that feeling, or that experience. In the wild of Montana, there’s bears and mountain lions, so it’s not out of character to run into wildlife. But she knew it was more than that.

While working on Madman In the Woods, I poured through thousands and thousands of pages of Ted Kaczynski’s journal entries and musings. He recorded daily occurrences, from his cooking to his hunting. He even had a designated crime journal, where he wrote in code. He recorded his victims as “experiments,” and kept track of the results of his bombings. It was almost like Ted was writing to an audience, the way he recorded everything. I don’t know if it was his way of communicating, or maybe there was a part of him that always knew at some point he would be arrested and all of these things he wrote would be public.

In one of Ted’s journals, I came across a reference to the day my stepmother and sister were in the woods. Ted wrote about how he had a gun pointed at them. He had contemplated killing them, but ultimately decided it was too close to home. He also didn’t want to take just one out and leave the other alive.

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When I started Madman In the Woods, I was searching for answers about my neighbor Ted. I was interested in how the different interactions he had in his life made him feel—and how they shaped his actions. But I was also searching for answers about my family. My dad was a very private man, so I didn’t know much about his involvement with the FBI’s investigation until after he had passed away 10 years ago.

I recently sat down with the FBI officer who arrested Ted, who called my father the “eyes and the ears of the investigation.” My dad was like an informant. He let the FBI know if there were footsteps outside of Ted’s cabin, and if there was smoke coming out of his chimney. He updated them on Ted’s whereabouts and behaviors. The FBI even asked my dad to videotape the surrounding property and cabin. He was key to their investigation.

When my father was asked to do all these things, he knew that Ted was a potential serial killer. He also realized there were probably weapons in his cabin. There was some trepidation, of course, but my dad knew there was no other choice. He risked his life to help the investigation, and for that I’ll always be incredibly proud of him.

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After the FBI raided Ted’s cabin in 1996, people started showing up to our house and asking to see where the Unabomber lived. My dad turned just about everyone away, unless, of course, they were affected by Ted’s violence. Most were families of his victims, some were people on Ted’s future hit list.

To this day, I’m still trying to make sense of who my neighbor was. Maybe part of the reason we’re not catching serial killers as quickly as we could is because they’re so capable of looking and acting normal. If you’re not touched by true crime or you have not lived it, you expect these people to be very obvious monsters.

That’s just not always the case.

They can still be capable of compassionate, human moments. Like when Ted painted that rock for me. Then I think about his hands. The hands that painted that rock for me are the same hands that crafted killing devices.

This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.

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Tonight, we learned why Fezco never made it to Lexi’s play.

At home, he’s ready to leave – he even had Faye iron his dress shirt and he’s got a whole bouquet of roses set – but Custer is here causing a major delay. He tells Fez that the cops found Mouse’s body, but Faye says he’s lying. (Custer told her that Laurie, head drug dealer, was the one that killed Mouse.) As the conversation gets more and more intense, Ashtray gets more and more suspicious. Ultimately, he takes the knife he’s been hiding in his sleeve and stabs Custer right in the neck, killing him. Fez takes Custer’s phone and dumps it in a giant soda.

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Insert wholesome break: We get a montage of Fez and Lexi’s phone conversations. They talk about their plans for the future. For him, it’s living on a farm with animals “like some Little House on the Prairie-type shit” (surprisingly, Lexi has never heard of the show) and for her, it’s balancing three kids with her writing career. They talk about the pitfalls of social media, the things they have in common, and why they’re glad they became friends.

Back at Lexi’s play, Cassie, freshly humiliated and dumped by Nate, storms the stage. She mocks her sister for “unpacking all of her trauma” and “judging all of us” in front of the whole school. Rue and Jules are cringing in the audience, and, at this point, so are we. When Cassie won’t stop, her mother Suze even gets on stage to put an end to her antics, unsuccessfully. People start booing Cassie. Even Maddy starts to call out details of Cassie and Nate’s relationship from her seat. Lexi is in tears.

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When Cassie’s infamous merry-go-round scene is revisited in the play, Cassie screams and tackles the actress off of her carousel horse. Maddy runs to the stage to beat Cassie up, with Kat and BB on her tail. She chases Cassie into the hallways of the school then grabs her by her straight blonde hair and throws her head against A. BRICK. WALL.

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Rue then reveals that a few days ago, she visited Elliot and told him that he might’ve accidentally saved her life. She forgives him. She hasn’t talked to Jules yet though; it’s going to take her some more time. Dominic Fike, the singer-actor playing Elliot, has his musical moment and plays Rue a song he’s working on. As he plucks on his guitar, he sings in the hook, “Think you may be my only friend / I’d give my all to see you shine again / I hope it was worth it in the end.” When Elliot asks if they can still be friends, Rue reminds him that they’re no good for each other.

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After Cassie’s disruption, Lexi is in shambles. But thanks to a sweet pep talk from Bobbi and her sparkly green eyeliner, Lexi gets up to face her cast backstage. Following Rue’s lead, the audience starts chanting Lexi’s name and helps her rebuild her confidence. Before resuming the show, Lexi apologizes to the crowd and even quotes something Fez told her about her play: “Sometimes people need to get their feelings hurt.”

Speaking of, back at Fez’s place, he tells Ash that he’s going to take the fall for him and assume the blame for Custer’s death when the cops arrive. Fez orders his little bro to wash the blood off his hands to prove his innocence, but Ash instead brings his stash of weapons with him to the bathroom and loads up.

Meanwhile, Nate drives full speed ahead – while loading his own gun – to his dad’s warehouse. He finds Cal drinking around with a few scantily clad guests. Nate asks him if he’s happier living here. After some goading, Cal admits he is “in some ways.” Now, Nate doesn’t think that’s fair. He tells the whole group that when he was 11 years old, he found videos of Cal’s sexual exploits and started having nightmares of his dad doing to him what he did to those hookers on tape. Cal tries his best to apologize; he says he loves his son and should’ve kept him safe but he didn’t, and that’s his biggest regret. Nate, however, is set on revenge. He takes out his gun and reveals a flash drive that has “everything” on it. The cops arrive – Nate led them there – and they arrest Cal.

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The local authorities are busy tonight. In another part of town, a SWAT team raids Fez’s home. As they storm through the house, Fez is still banging on the door to get Ash out of the bathroom, but he won’t listen, he’s too stubbornly loyal. Ash starts shooting at the SWAT team and they shoot back. In the crossfire, Fez gets hit in the side and drops to the ground in the hallway. An officer opens the bathroom door and finds Ash faking being unconscious, but he gets up and shoots the cop. Once he’s down, the red light of another SWAT member’s gun laser centers on Ash’s forehead. He’s shot and killed.

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“I was in the hall when you died,” the next scene begins, featuring a flashback of young Rue reading a speech at her father’s funeral. It’s a clear parallel to Fez’s own tragedy of watching his own little brother perish in the raid.

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Present-day Rue is reliving this moment as a scene in Lexi’s play. She’s moved, teary-eyed in her chair. Later on, she’ll call Lexi to tell her, “I thought your play was really beautiful,” and they make plans to hang out again. It’s a sweet moment, considering how the two have noticeably grown apart despite being thick as thieves when they were kids. “I think your play was the first time I was able to look at my life and not hate myself,” Rue tells Lexi. She later adds that watching it “meant the world” to her. They talk about their dads, how they miss them, and how often they think about them. Rue says Lexi’s absent father is probably trying to get better for her because he loves her. As they embrace, we cut to Lexi’s play ending on a similar tableau.

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Over in the girls’ bathroom, Cassie is disheveled. Maddy is icing the bruises on her feet with a coke can. Cassie reveals that Nate had broken up with her before she even got on the stage earlier tonight. Maddy warns her that “this is just the beginning.”

As the auditorium clears out, Jules approaches Rue and tells her she loves her and misses her so much. Without saying anything, Rue kisses her on the head and leaves as a tear rolls down Jules’ cheek. It doesn’t seem like they’ll be getting back together soon.

In a pensive narration, Rue reflects on Jules being her first love. She also reveals that she ends up staying clean for the rest of the school year. She doesn’t know how long it will last, but she’ll keep trying. She remembers something Ali told her: “The thought of maybe being a good person is what keeps me trying to be a good person.” She thinks there might be some truth to that after all.

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A Star Is Born‘s Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper had a moment at the 2022 SAG Awards tonight, chatting at the ceremony. A photographer captured their reunion, one of the first times they’ve been seen in public since the 2019 Oscars, where they sparked romance rumors during their chemistry-filled performance of Shallow. The two talked and hugged:

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Cooper spoke about their bond to The Hollywood Reporter in November, explaining at the Oscars, he wanted the number to unfold like a scene from the movie to help manage his own fears about singing live. “Just from a personal standpoint, it reduces the anxiety level,” Cooper said. “They kind of fall in love in that scene in the film. It’s that explosive moment that happens to happen to them on a stage in front of thousands of people. … It would have been so weird if we were both on stools facing the audience.”

He added that he was inspired by Gaga’s talent and work ethic while shooting A Star Is Born with her. “A Star Is Born is such a specific thing, and there was always a meta element to the project,” he said. “She’s just so terribly charismatic and beautiful. When I met her, I thought, ‘If I can just harness that … then it’s just for me to mess up.’ But then, when we started working together, I realized, ‘Oh, oh, the sky’s the limit in terms of what she’s able to do and her commitment level.’”

Gaga also addressed the romance rumors around them that their Oscar performance generated in her December 2019 ELLE interview.

“Quite frankly, I think the press is very silly,” she said. “I mean, we made a love story. For me, as a performer and as an actress, of course we wanted people to believe that we were in love. And we wanted people to feel that love at the Oscars. We wanted it to go right through the lens of that camera and to every television that it was being watched on. And we worked hard on it, we worked for days. We mapped the whole thing out—it was orchestrated as a performance. ”

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Kanye West spent much of the last couple months writing social media posts about his ex, Kim Kardashian, and her new boyfriend, comedian Pete Davidson. Allegedly. Right now, West’s attorneys are pushing the idea that there’s no proof that West wrote the posts on Instagram or Twitter in legal docs obtained by TMZ, claiming that saying they were written by West is hearsay and inadmissible in court.

“Kim claims she read something online allegedly by Kanye and characterizes the posts in her declaration as misinformation,” the documents state. “Kim needed to offer the social media posts into evidence, and show that the posts were written by Kanye.”

The argument might not hold water. West posted actual texts between himself and Kardashian, which she surely has a record of sending on her own phone. He has also himself confessed at certain points that his posts crossed the line—which certainly insinuates he wrote them.

“I know sharing screen shots was jarring and came off as harassing Kim,” he wrote in a since deleted post. “I take accountability. I’m still learning in real time. I don’t have all the answers. To be good leader is to be a good listener.”

West also said he’d step back from writing posts in all-caps as it makes people “feel like I’m screaming at them.”

Kardashian filed last year to be “officially single” while the rest of her assets are properly divided between herself and her ex. On Thursday, Page Six shared a statement from the beauty mogul they found in legal documents about the online harassment, in which she asks a judge to sign off on her divorce papers.

“I very much desire to be divorced,” Kardashian wrote, saying West’s behavior has become a privacy issue for her entire family. “Kanye has been putting a lot of misinformation regarding our private matters and co-parenting on social media, which has created emotional distress.”

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made their first award show appearance of the year tonight at the NAACP Image Awards, and they wore true statement looks to mark their receiving the President’s Award at the ceremony. Harry wore a classic black Ozwald Boateng suit, while Meghan took the sartorial spotlight in blue two-tone Christopher John Rogers dress with a high leg slit. She wore her hair down in waves. Both chose to wear Black designers.

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The couple spoke in their speech about their commitment to “illuminating those who are advancing racial justice and progress” through their work and their organization Archewell’s. Hear their full remarks below:

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The NAACP Image Awards’ President’s Award is a high honor in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service. Past winners include Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson, LeBron James, and Rihanna.

In a statement announcing Meghan and Harry receiving the award, Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP, said, “We’re thrilled to present this award to Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who together have heeded the call to social justice and have joined the struggle for equity both in the US and around the world. Not only do they continue to lead by example, The Duke and Duchess have also decided to inspire the next generation of activists through the NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award, ensuring the support and recognition of generations of civil rights leaders to come.”

Meghan and Harry’s appearance comes after the couple was photographed earlier this month at dinner in Santa Barbara with Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank. It was a rare public outing for the couple, who has lived a very private, low-key life with their two children Lili and Archie in Montecito, California, since stepping back from their senior royal family roles two years ago.

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On Friday, engaged couple Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker got dressed up for a night at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, where Avril Lavigne was performing to promote her new album Love Sux. The adorable pair look fashionable and sexy, neither one leaving much to the imagination with their looks.

Kardashian was wearing a short, skintight velvet dressed with bell sleeves and a mock turtle neck. Her legs were even more emphasized by a pair of black, thigh high boots with a tall heel.

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Barker was shirtless, and decorated mainly by his many colorful tattoos. He wore a navy beanie and a pair of low-slung shiny black pants over black shoes. He added a touch of color with a red belt and carried his white drumsticks in one hand as they walked, his arm slung across Kardashian’s shoulders. Her only accessory were crimson nails, and she kept her make up and sleek bob simple.

The couple met with their friends Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly, who are also newly engaged, at the show. Machine Gun Kelly made an appearance on stage himself and is featured on the album for Lavigne’s second track on the album titled “Bois Lie.” He wore a graphic print t-shirt in pink and black to match his newly dyed hair, in a dusty rose.

Barker, who co-produced the song, was also playing on stage while Lavigne sang and Machine Gun Kelly shot off a bottle of champagne, hitting fans in the front row with sparkling wine.

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Barker and Kardashian have been planning their wedding, a source told the Daily Mail.

“[Kourtney] doesn’t want any details of her wedding getting out as she wants it to be a surprise to guests,” the insider said. “It’s going to be a fairy tale wedding for sure, though.”

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Prince George accompanied the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for England’s Six Nations match against Wales on Saturday at Twickenham Stadium. As Prince William and Kate Middleton’s eldest son, Prince George has been to football matches with his parents before. William is a patron of Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and Middleton stans for England. They’re frequently on opposite sides of sporting rivalries, but it’s all in good fun.

Middleton was wearing a scarf in her team’s colors as she explained the game to George. The eight-year-old was wearing a red and navy puffer jacket and brought a stuffed toy to view the festivities with him.

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Middleton also wore a houndstooth patterned Knightsbridge Coat from Holland Cooper over a high-necked black sweater, while the duke wore a black sweater over a white button down shirt with a red tie.

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Middleton was attending her first match since becoming patron of Rugby Football Union (RFU), a role that formerly went to her brother-in-law Prince Harry, before he moved to California with wife Meghan Markle. After Middleton’s patronage was announced, a source told the Daily Mail, “[The Duke and Duchess] are famously competitive with each other and this will be no different – probably even more so now that they have an invested interest in the outcome of the game.”

The Duchess is also a royal patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

On Saturday, the Duke and Duchess also took time to tweet a personal message to Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, writing, “In October 2020 we had the privilege to meet President Zelenskyy and the First Lady to learn of their hope and optimism for Ukraine’s future.”

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“Today we stand with the President and all of Ukraine’s people as they bravely fight for that future,” they concluded, adding their initials and an emoji of the Ukrainian flag.

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The second season of Love Is Blind has featured so many shocking moments, and the wedding episode only upped the ante.

But one of the biggest questions viewers want answered is, are Natalie Lee and Shayne Jansen still together after what happened at the altar? Here’s everything we know about the couple.

What happened in the Love Is Blind finale?

Before their wedding, Shayne and Natalie seemed like one of the strongest couples. Their quirky senses of humor seemed to mesh, and even their families appeared to like the partnership. Unfortunately, Shayne and Natalie had a huge fight the night before their wedding. The fight apparently transpired when Natalie asked her husband-to-be if he’d maybe had too much to drink. In the heat of the moment, Shayne told Natalie he hated her and that she was the worst thing that ever happened to him. Ouch.

At the altar, Natalie told Shayne she couldn’t marry him, saying, “I think we’ve grown a lot as two people who have fallen in love. I know I’ve grown a lot because of you. But I don’t. I’m so sorry. I still love you and you’re still my best friend but, like, we have really big issues to sort through.”

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Afterwards, outside the venue Natalie indicated that she didn’t want to break up. ​​“We can still try to work on this,” she told him. “I’m not closing the door on us.” However, Shayne seemed pretty heartbroken about Natalie’s decision to say no, and told cameras that he didn’t think there was a way back from this. While Natalie wanted to work on their problems, Shayne was too distraught to know what to do next.

Are Shayne and Natalie still together?

With another new episode coming on March 3, fans are likely to find out which couples continued their relationships after the weddings. For now, there’s still a little mystery surrounding Natalie and Shayne.

Judging by Shayne and Natalie’s Instagram accounts, they’re still on speaking terms. They follow each other, and fans have noticed some low-key flirty interactions between them.

Perhaps giving us the most hope is a piece of investigative work carried out by one super-savvy Love Is Blind fan. Sadie Mae Fisher took to Twitter to share screenshots from Shayne and Natalie’s Instagram Stories, which revealed the pair was in the same bar at the same time. Plus, Shayne’s photo included an emoji of a couple holding hands, which definitely suggested they were on a date.

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Another eagle-eyed fan found that Shayne and Natalie both appear to be living in Chicago right now, which could mean they’re making their relationship work.

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Plus, both Natalie and Shayne have shared some cute behind-the-scenes snaps from their time on the show, which suggests they’re still on good terms, if nothing else.

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On February 24, Natalie shared some sleek snaps with the caption, “being the sun that chicago needs right now.” Shayne replied with a pretty flirty emoji.

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On February 16, Natalie captioned her photos and a hilarious Love Is Blind clip with, “he may have abs but I have ibs.” Could this be a reference to Shayne?

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Meanwhile, when Shayne posted a clip from the couple’s discussion about what to serve at the wedding, Natalie commented, writing, “I’m always down for an old fashioned fountain.”

And when Shayne shared some special moments from his Love Is Blind journey, Natalie made her feelings known. “To say I had a crazy week is an understatement! As I reflect back on the pods and my time in Mexico, I made some great connections and life long friends,” Shayne wrote on Instagram. “I want to make sure everyone knows that Natalie is [an] incredible woman with a huge heart and I hope everyone stays tune[d] to see how it all unfolds! I wouldn’t trade my time on this wild ride for anything. ❤️.” Natalie commented simply with a heart emoji, which speaks volumes.

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As it turns out, a lot of viewers fell in love with Shayne and Natalie as a couple, after initially being uncertain about the pairing.

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Although, not EVERYONE was a fan of the partnership (and we’re not even talking about Shaina).

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Either way, we hope Shayne and Natalie are happy post-Love Is Blind, whether they’re still together or not. And hopefully we’ll all have the answers we so desperately need when another episode airs on March 3. Way to keep us hanging, Netflix.

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