The venerable host-pimp of ABC’s guilty pleasure reality franchise says he deeply regrets what unfolded on Ashley Hebert’s season of The Bachelorette. Chris Harrison learned a key lesson from the Bentley Williams debacle and that’s why he’s intervening in a big way on The Bachelor tomorrow night. Bentley’s deceit about his intentions, not to mention his being a complete d!ck, eventually led to heartbreak for Ash. Chris takes part of the blame. “I didn’t go far enough in talking to [ Ashley Hebert ] about Bentley,” he says. “I warned her and I took some steps. But I don’t think I went far enough.” Sometimes a pimp’s gotta step up to the plate and reprimand his employees . Tomorrow night, Harrison takes firmer steps to prevent a repeat with current Bachelor star Ben Flajnik, as teased in a preview of this week’s episode (below). Harrison arrives in Panama City, Panama, where Ben is wooing the remaining women, to drop a bomb that evidently leaves Casey Shteamer bawling. “There’s something that happens with Ben in Panama, where I got to kind of, you know, rectify that situation and do the right thing,” Harrison said . “In that speech to him and the girl that’s involved, I actually said, you know what, I made a mistake [last] season, so I’m not going to do it here.” The Bachelor spoilers we’ve read have hinted at this for weeks now, but it looks like the show is full-on admitting it early. Its Facebook page teases: “Soon it will be revealed that one bachelorette still has a boyfriend … Who do you think it is?” We’re gonna guess Casey S. Just a thought … The Bachelor Promo: Mojo Rising
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Chris Harrison to Intervene, Clean House on The Bachelor Tomorrow
