The Bachelor host Chris Harrison spoke to reporters via conference call today and shared his thoughts on the re-engaged Ben Flajnik and Courtney Robertson. Chris paints a fair portrait of the controversial couple, and sympathizes with Courtney (though he concedes he and his family were Team Lindzi from the start). Will the couple make it? Will we see them on TV again? And what was it like whipping out that ring on the After the Final Rose special? So many questions. Excerpts from his lengthy interview on all of that and more below: On whether he’s rooting for rooting Ben and Courtney : “Of course I’m rooting them on. You know, why wouldn’t you?” “I mean, I know that she wasn’t the most popular choice and that if you put it to America’s vote maybe she wouldn’t have been in it, but I think the important thing and the great thing about the show is that was Ben’s choice.” “Why not respect that? Who am I not to respect that? And so of course I wish them the best and the million dollar question, will they make it? Who knows? Who’s to say which couples make it in life? But I wish them the very best.
Nicki Sterling was sent home to Texas after falling in love on The Bachelor. While Lindzi Cox and Courtney Robertson made it to the finale, Nicki and Kacie Boguskie were given the pink slip despite strong connections with Ben Flajnik. The 26-year-old dental hygienist says she’s “still in the process of getting over it,” and has plenty to say about skinny-dipping, her elimination and the final two. Excerpts from Nicki Sterling ‘s recent interview with People below: On not getting a rose : “I was blindsided. Each time we were together, I felt more confident. It’s hard to say who I thought was going home, [but not] me.” On what went wrong : “Hearing him refer to me as the “dark horse” let me know he enjoyed my company but didn’t have a strong connection until the end.” On Chris Harrison calling their relationship “immature” : “I love Chris but I don’t agree. Our relationship was mature. We talked about important things.” “We had deep talks. I wasn’t one to beg for reassurance. I tried to make our moments both meaningful and playful. Those two things are important in a relationship.” On getting closure : “I heard what I needed to get closure. I didn’t need to hear nice things. I’m a firm believer that everything in life happens for a reason.” On her family’s response : “They’d have loved for it to work. They enjoyed the time spent with him. They wouldn’t have given their blessing if they didn’t.” On seeing Ben skinny dip with Courtney Robertson : “It stung a lot to see that knowing that was the same week we had our first real moments together.” “I wish he would have said, ‘Not a good idea. The girls will be upset.’ But he’s a 29-year-old guy being seduced by one of the most attractive women on earth.” “I can’t fault him in the moment. He’s a great person. I would never say a bad word. She worked her magic. I don’t know any guys who would have done anything differently.” On if she’s over Ben : “Not completely. It’s hard to fall for somebody that doesn’t fall back. The idea of dating hasn’t crossed my mind since I left Switzerland.” On badmouthing Courtney to Ben : “I don’t regret warning him in the least. If he ended up hurt and I hadn’t said something, I’d somehow take the blame.” “I don’t believe her tears. It looks as if she realized her chance of winning might be hindered by how she treated other people so she started to backpedal.” “The Courtney that I got to know wasn’t sincere in that manner. I don’t see how [Ben] could watch the season and not be extremely upset and disappointed.” On who Ben should choose on the March 12 finale : “I see him with Lindzi Cox more. She’s very laid back, easygoing. Their senses of humor are very compatible. She was there for him, was open and honest and I could see it lasting.” Who do you think he should pick?
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
In a STUNNING twist that makes absolutely no difference except to Erica and Blake, Bachelor Pad made its pairings officially “couple” up on Monday night. As a result, Blake found himself further ostracized from the house. By the end, the two castoffs from The Bachelor and Bachelorette were fighting not to be castoffs again, while a new love connection began to blossom. Read about it below in THG’s official +/- Bachelor Pad recap: Blake, awkwardly, must pair with Erica because he has no choice. She feels he should express a little bit more excitement. “I’m a lot smarter than Holly is,” Erica says. “And in my opinion I am a lot prettier.” No and no. Minus 8 . Venerable BP host-pimp Chris Harrison told the partners to “get to know” each other before the competition. Advantage … who the heck knows! Plus 3 . Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl, as always, are overconfident. And moronic. Minus 12 . In the game, men and women answer questions about each other and then must predict what answer their partners gave. Kasey predicts that Vienna’s exes would most miss her teeth. She said boobs. Obviously, guys. Plus 6 . Mike says it would take three dates before Holly will sleep with a guy, when he – who was once engaged to Holly – needed 32. Good work, man! Minus 9 . Speaking of Mike, the show should start using images of baby animals being kicked around or something, because it would be comparably sad. Minus 5 . Kirk and Ella may not be a couple, but they play a cute one on TV! Plus 10 . Michelle Money and Graham Bunn devise a plan by which they will use standard answers to particular types of questions (i.e. ones with numerical answers). This hilariously leads to Michelle guessing Graham lost his v-card at age 7. Plus 20 . Plus 5 more because unlike Ames and Jackie , they’re still together! Michelle and Graham get half-naked in a hot tub for a private screening of What’s Your Number? Romance and product placement, together at last! Plus 5 . Blake: “Kasey and Vienna burst in, and Vienna’s saying, ‘He ripped a ring off my finger because I wouldn’t have sex with him!’ And I just said, ‘I need to go in this room, because I don’t know what to say.'” Ditto. Minus 17 . “You never said no, you said yes,” Kasey says. “Just like you told Wes. Just like you told David Good.” Wow. Vienna is totes the Bachelor Pad bicycle. Plus 8 . Minus 13 for the brief night-vision shot of those two “cuddling.” “I’m totally going to seduce him on this date. That way he’ll forget about her.” – Erica, who is as delusional about her own looks as she is Blake. Minus 11 . Erica offers to help Blake “relieve any tension.” Subtle. Plus 7 . Man, that date was painful to watch, but Plus 6 because it was clearly worse for Blake to actually be on it. He looked beyond scared / mortified by the end. “I feel like you painted yourself into this corner and you assumed that I would hop right on there.” – Blake. LOL . Plus 2 . “You’ll be known as the guy that hooked up with the craziest f—ing girl in the whole entire world… and tried to get with a girl who has a boyfriend. That’s weird.” – Erica. Touche! Plus 8 . For reasons unknown to humankind, they give the “safety roses” to Kasey and Vienna. Honestly. Worst. Strategy. Ever. But it did almost work, so Minus only 4 . Vienna wants Ella out because … she’s the anti-Vienna? Minus 3 . It was close, but Holly cast the deciding vote to evict Blake and Erica, sparing Ella, who’s probably the nicest and prettiest girl in the house. Amen. Plus 9 . EPISODE TOTAL: +7. SEASON TOTAL: +52. GONE : Erica Rose, Blake Julian, many brain cells.
When ABC’s Bachelor Pad returns August 8, Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi will meet again in the mansion as they battle for … everything. With $250,000 on the line – and Girardi’s current beau, Bachelorette reject Kasey Kahl, in the mix – the stakes are high and the insults bitter. “I hope she falls 3,000 feet to her death,” Jake says in the promo below. Bachelor Pad 2 Promo: Jake vs. Vienna It’s no surprise that the exes’ icy interactions highlight the summer spin-off series, which airs a week after The Bachelorette season finale. “She’s trying to hurt me so she can get the money,” a fired up Jake says in reference to the show’s grand prize. “It will not happen!” Vienna Girardi is equally as vengeful. “I hate him!” she snipes. Jake somehow chose Vienna on The Bachelor the season before last, only to break up with and despise her approximately 17 hours later. They went on to air their dirty laundry publicly in an epic interview on The Bachelorette season starring Ali Fedotowsky last summer. Host Chris Harrison recently weighed in on Jake Pavelka : “Jake is someone who … it’s hard to explain,” he said. “He’s a good guy, he means well, but he’s a little bit – and they all are to an extent – a little bit delusional about their fame and their scope and how long this is going to last. “I try to tell all these people, take advantage of all this, use this to enhance your life, whatever that is. But you know, for Jake … he really got caught up in it … he really, really got caught up in it.” “And he’s someone who came on to try to turn the tide and change everybody’s opinion of him. And he really has a hard time with that.” When Chris Harrison is full-on calling you a fame whore – in the same breath in which he admits people come on the show for publicity, and that he encourages it no less – you know things have reached ridiculous proportions.
Having apologized multiple times for his controversial stand-up routine in Nashville, Tracy Morgan returned to the stage a few days ago… … and proceeded to get himself in more trouble. Performing in New York City, the 30 Rock star warned audience members not to “mess with women who have retarded kids” because “them young retarded males is strong. They’re strong like chimps.” As the crowd groaned, Morgan joked about hooking up with “a cripple.” In response to these remarks, Peter Berns – CEO of The Arc, a nonprofit organization that serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities – has issued the following statement: “Tracy Morgan should apologize immediately. This quote is far too offensive to be excused as comedy, and it is very hurtful to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Mr. Morgan has an incredibly powerful platform from which to fix this, and if he’s learned anything in the last few weeks, he can’t bomb this apology.” Should Morgan apologize for these new jokes?
Remove that .01% from the equation , readers: Emily Maynard and Brad Womack are most definitely over. “We’re no longer engaged,” Maynard says in the latest issue of People . The statement came just minutes after she taped an interview with Chris Harrison that will air on the July 11 episode of The Bachelorette . With speculation growing every week over Emily and Brad’s status, Maynard says she’s confirming the couple’s split now because she wants her life with six-year-old daughter, Ricki to “get back to normal.” Womack, who will NOT appear on camera next month with Maynard and Harrison, also told People he and Emily were over, sating: “The demise of our relationship was completely my fault.” But Emily isn’t interested in assigning blame: “Just because we love each other doesn’t mean we’re right for each other,” she says. What a boring, mature, staged break-up. Where are the Jake and Vienna-like fireworks?!? [Photo: WENN.com]
Negotiations continue in an effort to forestall the great federal government shutdown of 2011, but both parties continue to dig in their heels in D.C. With all the rhetorical arguments, the finger pointing and buzzwords surfacing around this potentially cataclysmic event, it’s easy to get confused. It’s also crucial to stay informed about what really matters. Lucky for you, THG’s here. Here are 10 things you need to know about the impending shutdown, which will occur at midnight if no deal is reached: The President is the tanner of these two guys, but not by that much. Congress’ awesome 23 percent approval rating may REALLY tank! FEAR NOT, Congress will still be paid, though. Their staff? Nah. Planned Parenthood funding is involved. We’re not going there. The Bachelor host Chris Harrison is being sent in to mediate. You may actually get a reprieve from all that junk mail soon! 2011 is not 1995. No, seriously, it’s not. It’s 16 years later. The United States government can’t figure out how to cut spending, or raise taxes to pay for all that spending, or some combination thereof. Donald Trump will somehow use this to plug Celebrity Apprentice , tout his fiscal conservative credentials, and question Obama’s nationality. THG will remain open throughout any shutdown. Many services face lengthy interruption and an uncertain future, but not celebrity gossip .
Negotiations continue in an effort to forestall the great federal government shutdown of 2011, but both parties continue to dig in their heels in D.C. With all the rhetorical arguments, the finger pointing and buzzwords surfacing around this potentially cataclysmic event, it’s easy to get confused. It’s also crucial to stay informed about what really matters. Lucky for you, THG’s here. Here are 10 things you need to know about the impending shutdown, which will occur at midnight if no deal is reached: The President is the tanner of these two guys, but not by that much. Congress’ awesome 23 percent approval rating may REALLY tank! FEAR NOT, Congress will still be paid, though. Their staff? Nah. Planned Parenthood funding is involved. We’re not going there. The Bachelor host Chris Harrison is being sent in to mediate. You may actually get a reprieve from all that junk mail soon! 2011 is not 1995. No, seriously, it’s not. It’s 16 years later. The United States government can’t figure out how to cut spending, or raise taxes to pay for all that spending, or some combination thereof. Donald Trump will somehow use this to plug Celebrity Apprentice , tout his fiscal conservative credentials, and question Obama’s nationality. THG will remain open throughout any shutdown. Many services face lengthy interruption and an uncertain future, but not celebrity gossip .
Negotiations continue in an effort to forestall the great federal government shutdown of 2011, but both parties continue to dig in their heels in D.C. With all the rhetorical arguments, the finger pointing and buzzwords surfacing around this potentially cataclysmic event, it’s easy to get confused. It’s also crucial to stay informed about what really matters. Lucky for you, THG’s here. Here are 10 things you need to know about the impending shutdown, which will occur at midnight if no deal is reached: The President is the tanner of these two guys, but not by that much. Congress’ awesome 23 percent approval rating may REALLY tank! FEAR NOT, Congress will still be paid, though. Their staff? Nah. Planned Parenthood funding is involved. We’re not going there. The Bachelor host Chris Harrison is being sent in to mediate. You may actually get a reprieve from all that junk mail soon! 2011 is not 1995. No, seriously, it’s not. It’s 16 years later. The United States government can’t figure out how to cut spending, or raise taxes to pay for all that spending, or some combination thereof. Donald Trump will somehow use this to plug Celebrity Apprentice , tout his fiscal conservative credentials, and question Obama’s nationality. THG will remain open throughout any shutdown. Many services face lengthy interruption and an uncertain future, but not celebrity gossip .
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