'The Bachelor' star Clayton Echard addresses cheating accusations from TikTok user: 'This is ridiculous'
On Saturday, Echard denied the allegations on his Instagram Stories with two videos and a screenshot.
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- A TikTok user, Sasha Narang, accused Clayton Echard of cheating on his girlfriend, Susie Evans.
- Clayton Echard responded to the claims Saturday on his Instagram Stories.
- Narang told Insider in a statement that she stands by her initial comments.
"The Bachelor" star Clayton Echard responded to a TikTok user who said he cheated on his girlfriend.
The speculation surrounding Echard, who starred in season 26 of "The Bachelor," began after TikTok user Sasha Narang posted a video to her account on Saturday. The video, which has over 699,000 views at the time of writing, was captioned, "um so I think I just ended the bachelor's marriage last night (i had no idea) (wtf)."
In the video, Narang said that she met Echard in a bar on Friday night when he approached her. She told Insider that the alleged incident happened in New York City.
"So I'm responding, we're kind of flirting. Then he proceeds to ask me, 'Do you watch The Bachelor?' And I go 'No,' cause I've never seen it before," she said. She continued that they chatted and later hung out together.
"He was very, like, sneaky, meaning he was very adamant about being quiet. Right when it was time for me to go he made it very clear I couldn't stay over," she said in the video. Narang added that she messaged Echard's girlfriend, Susie Evans, and provided "evidence."
Later that day, Echard denied the accusations and shared two videos on his Instagram Stories. In the first video, Echard wrote, "People that make these false accusations should be held accountable. Trying to gain clout by ruining a relationship is embarrassing and extremely immature."
During the video, he said, "I can't believe I'm addressing this. This is ridiculous, but let's just make this as easy as possible."
Clayton Echard/Instagram Stories
Echard then went through his iPhone settings to his Significant Locations, which he said showed that he was at an Arizona-based gym on Friday night, the same day Narang claims he approached her.
Echard later shared screenshots of a purported conversation between him and Narang, in which she reasserted her claims and he continued to deny the accusations.
Echard did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Echard and Evans met during his season on "The Bachelor" before announcing their relationship at the show's finale last month, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Evans choose to leave during the season after learning Echard had been intimate with other contestants, and later turned down another chance to be with him, the outlet reports.
According to THR, the couple reconnected after the season ended and began dating ahead of the finale.
In a statement to Insider, Narang said she stands by her initial comments.
"I expected a response and was told to prepare for massive backlash from the fan base. I underestimated this. I'm just as confused as everyone and truly didn't understand the relevance of this guy. If I had, I would have gone about this differently," she wrote.
Narang continued: "However, that doesn't change my story. Again, I do not watch the show nor have I ever kept up with it and I had no idea who this guy was until two nights ago. The name that was revealed in the comments was not posted by me, I was out with my friends who are as shocked as me and they were feeding into the comments and responding for fun. All the comments they made have been deleted. I am doing my best to handle this."