Aaron Hernandez’s Fiancée Addresses Sexuality Rumors in Netflix Doc

Netflix’s docuseries on Aaron Hernandez and his trial for the murder of Odin Lloyd has put the former Patriots player back in the spotlight. The three-part series put a heavy focus on the rumors regarding Hernandez’s sexuality, and his fiancee has revealed that she’s not too happy about how the topic was broached. In an interview with ABC News’ Amy Robach, Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez said that he never indicated to her that he wasn’t straight.

“If he did feel that way, or if he felt the urge… I wish that I was told,” Jenkins-Hernandez tearfully explained in a clip of the interview, which will air in full on Wednesday on Good Morning America. “I wish that he would have told me, cause I would not have loved him any differently. I would have understood. It’s not shameful, I don’t think anybody should feel shameful for who they are inside, regardless of who they love.” 

Jenkins went on to indirectly criticize the documentary for tackling the rumors. “You can’t describe someone’s sexuality without them being there,” she added. Hernandez, who was convicted of first-degree murder in 2015, was later found dead in prison after apparently hanging himself in his cell. Jenkins-Hernandez has addressed the rumors of his sexuality in the past, and previously said she wouldn’t have “disowned him” if he came out to her.

Prior to his suicide, a high school teammate of Hernandez’s said that the Patriots player had numerous homosexual relationships. Recorded phone calls also indicated that he would commonly go on “homophobic rants,” and that he once admitted he was attracted to men and it made him “angry.”