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Jacques accused of GASLIGHTING Paige as Love Island fans beg producers to step in after row
JACQUES O'Neill has been accused of GASLIGHTING Paige Thorne by furious Love Island viewers - who have begged producers to step in.
Viewers flooded Twitter on Tuesday night to slam the pro rugby player for "manipulating" the paramedic, calling his behaviour "scary".
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Last night, Love Island fans were left infuriated watching Jacques, 23, and Paige, 24 chatting following the heart rate challenge.
Paige is currently coupled up with Jay Younger after he chose her in the re-coupling last week - but she's made her feeling for Jacques clear.
The couple shared a heart-to-heart over the weekend, where the rugby star admitted he struggled to open up about his emotions.
But the couple have had a number of disagreements over the past two days, leaving fans questioning his "manipulative" behaviour.
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Last night, Jacques pulled Paige aside for a chat following the heart rate challenge, where it was revealed his heart rate had been raised the most by his ex-girlfriend Gemma Owen.
Despite insisting she was fine, Jacques probed: "I had a good night until the girls started sulking. What are you guys all sulking about? It's a challenge mate."
Looking confused, Paige asked: "What are you coming at me for? Who are you coming at? I know it's not me with that attitude."
"Because your face - you're p***ed off about something so you either tell me or you don't," Jacques went on.
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Despite her denials, Jacques pressed again: "You're talking s**t. You may as well just tell me. Did you not enjoy the dance?"
"Are you actually bothered about me and Gem?" he asked, as Paige replied: "It's not exactly great, is it? Could've been any other girl."
"Did you not see what Gem did to me, and I did to Gem? We kept it like a kiss on the cheek," Jacques defended himself.
Paige joked: "Well, maybe that was enough," before the sports star flew off the handle, telling her to "f**k off".
"You're being pathetic," he told her as he stared her down. "I don't understand how you have a problem with that."
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Fans flooded Twitter to complain over Jacques' actions, calling him "manipulative" and slamming him for "gaslighting" Paige.
"Jacques has got Paige right where he wants her. With manipulation, fake “opening up” and knocking down her confidence," one fumed.
"Like when she was feeling herself he had a strop and she was reeled back in. Very scary behaviour," they continued.
A second added: "Jacques is getting emotionally abusive wtf is this gaslighting," as a third wrote: "Tired of Jacques gaslighting Paige."
"Jacques is literally taking advantage of Paige's kindness. She's so sweet and he’s gaslighting and manipulating her," a fourth concluded.
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It's not the first time fans have called out Jacques, as earlier this week they slammed his angry reaction to partner Paige's flirting, and begged producers to step in.
Love Island viewers called out a potential hypocrisy in his fury around the situation as they complained about his behaviour.
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