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He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
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Somehow, the inherent tension between the brooding bad boy and the sweet (and safe) bestie never gets old.
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Female leads have long had to choose between the elusive bad boy and the seemingly sensible choice.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Taylor Kitsch, who played bad boy fullback Tim Riggins, revealed that he was invited to return for the new series.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Known in the late 1990s as the resident bad boy of his pop group, Backstreet Boys, McLean, now 47, says he’s getting accustomed to the area in the hopes of buying a place in town next year.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Female leads have long had to choose between the elusive bad boy and the seemingly sensible choice.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Taylor Kitsch, who played bad boy fullback Tim Riggins, revealed that he was invited to return for the new series.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Known in the late 1990s as the resident bad boy of his pop group, Backstreet Boys, McLean, now 47, says he’s getting accustomed to the area in the hopes of buying a place in town next year.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
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“Bad boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20boy. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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