Sam Nivola, the 21-year-old breakout star of this year’s third season of The White Lotus says his DMs were flooded with ‘thirsty older men’ after incest scene. Nivola said that his direct messages on social media were “flooded with thirsty older men” following the jaw-dropping incest scenes. Nivola was left with a sense of unease as his character was dubbed a “freak”. “It was at times painful. It’s hard when people view your character as a monster or pervert or freak,” Nivola admitted. “It was hard feeling like people had lost sympathy for this guy that I lived inside. I got a little defensive." “You have to love your character, otherwise you’re f**ked. My character j*rked off Patrick. I don’t like that. It’s a bad thing he did. But I try not to pass judgment.” #WhiteLotus #SamNivola #LGBTQNews #TVNews