Jordan Firstman is not among the many fans of Heated Rivalry. Firstman, 34, slammed the hit HBO Max series - which stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie as hockey players involved in a steamy relationship off the ice - during an interview with Vulture published on Thursday, December 11. Vulture's Jason P. Frank asked Firstman, who plays Charlie Cohen in the HBO comedy I Love LA, about a "legitimately casual" sex tape story line in that show, calling it "such a contrast to something like Heated Rivalry, which is so posed." The actor responded, "Yeah, we're going for it. It's gay.