90 Day Fiancé fans are slamming former cast member Varya Malina for her attempts to clear the name of her incarcerated fiancé Geoffrey Paschel. Varya and Geoffrey appeared on 90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Days season 4, when Geoffrey traveled to Russia to meet Varya. While Varya initially rejected a proposal from Geoffrey, the two later reunited in the United States, where they officially became engaged. Shortly after, Geoffrey was sentenced to 18 years in prison for abusing an ex-girlfriend of his. Nonetheless, Varya and Geoffrey's relationship still appears to be as strong as ever.
Varya has taken to Instagram to ask her followers for help in clearing Geoffrey's name, which fans were not happy to see. Varya wrote on a pinned Instagram post, "Right now, I ask all people who are also concerned about Geoffrey to unite and help the justice to be served." Varya added that Geoffrey's son Dakota had begun fundraising and included a PayPal and Cash App for fans to donate to. Varya also indicated that some fans had previously reached out to her to ask how they could help to free Geoffrey.
Many 90 Day Fiancé Fans Think Geoffrey Belongs In Prison
90 Day Fiancé fans on Reddit quickly made it clear that they did not approve of Varya's attempts to free Geoffrey from prison. Reddit user Available_Age7592 began a thread captioning it, "Varya, asking people to fund Geoffrey's 'clear his name' fund." Fans in the comments were quick to express their disapproval of the fund, emphasizing that they believed justice was served by putting Geoffrey behind bars. Fans explained that Geoffrey was in jail for numerous offenses, including domestic violence and kidnapping, which they did not believe he deserved forgiveness for.
Fans also pointed out that Varya was hypocritical, as she was originally apprehensive of Geoffrey as she knew of his criminal record when the two first met. Geoffrey told Varya when he went to Russia that he previously went to prison for selling drugs, which she seemed to be very alarmed by. However, Varya does not appear to be bothered at all by the domestic violence allegations against Geoffrey, and she is determined to get him out of prison. Fans in the comments called Varya out for this, and predicted that she would not raise much money for Geoffrey's cause.
Varya is very controversial among 90 Day Fiancé fans, as many believe that she is naive for choosing to stay with Geoffrey through his imprisonment. Others think that Varya is also reckless, as they believe she puts herself in danger by choosing to stay with Geoffrey and allowing herself to be a target for possible future violence. Fans also think that it is insensitive of Varya to post about freeing Geoffrey, let alone asking for money to help do so.
Source: Varya Malina/Instagram, u/Available_Age7592/Reddit