Netflix’s ‘The Ultimatum’ star Blake Robertson was arrested in October 2025 in Nacogdoches, Texas for allegedly putting his hands on his girlfriend and co-star Hayley Hendrich—and now he’s pushing back on the allegations with a twist: he’s noting that Hayley signed the affidavit and that they remain in contact today with the reunion coming up.
Here’s the thing though. According to Netflix’s Tudum, Hendrich said she signed an affidavit as a favor to Robertson in an effort to protect his public image, allegedly at his request. That’s not the defense drop you think it is. It’s the exact opposite.
Let’s rewind. The Ultimatum Season 4 dropped on Netflix on July 15 and was filmed in spring 2025, months before the arrest. On the show, Robertson presented the ultimatum to Hendrich, pushing marriage after what Tudum reported was two years of dating—an incident in which he allegedly put his hands on Hendrich occurred in October 2025 in Nacogdoches. The season shows them in trial marriages with other people (Blake with Ashley Wilson, Hayley with Killian Grondin), and after Hayley discovered Killian and his friends made crude comments about her, leading to confrontation, Hayley and Blake left the season together but seemingly nowhere closer to walking down the aisle.
What’s wild is the timing. The show’s already airing. Fans are watching their relationship play out in real-time while the October 2025 incident—the one that landed him in cuffs—is now public knowledge. Robertson’s attorney Sean Hightower told TMZ the case was dismissed by the prosecutor almost immediately and all records were expunged. Technically, legally, it’s done.
But here’s where it gets messy. Hayley confirmed to TMZ she declined to have charges pressed but believes accountability needs to be taken publicly as well. Hendrich’s position appears to be that she chose to help Robertson avoid potentially lasting legal and reputational consequences while they were handling the situation privately, but private discussions did not provide all the accountability she believes is necessary. She signed papers to protect him—and then publicly said that wasn’t enough.
Robertson’s response? “Everything my attorney has said is correct. The case was dismissed within a month. Hayley signed the affidavit. We are still in contact today.” He’s leaning on the legal win and the affidavit signature like it settles the narrative. It doesn’t. In fact, it highlights the exact tension Hayley’s been pointing out: She did not dispute signing the document, but challenged the implication that her signature proved the underlying allegation was false—a distinction that became particularly important after Robertson referenced the affidavit while defending himself during the reunion.
This is one of those cases where “case dismissed” doesn’t mean “incident didn’t happen.” It means a young woman chose a path that prioritized relationship preservation over legal prosecution—and then had to watch her ex leverage that decision as vindication on national television.
The 16BARS take: Hendrich chose not to press charges but emphasized the importance of public accountability, and the arrest occurred at a business in Nacogdoches, Texas, in October 2025. When someone says they want public accountability, that means they’re saying sorry in private wasn’t enough. Citing an affidavit she signed to protect his image isn’t a defense—it’s proving her point.
