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Kendall Jenner & Ben Simmons: Dating!

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

You’d think after Khloe Kardashian’s recent experiences , the women in her family would be wary of dating NBA players. But the allure of ripped tall dudes who can actually come close to the Kard clan in terms of spending power must be too strong to resist, because Kendall Jenner is dating her second straight basketball player, and unlike her sisters, she’s sticking to household names. Yes, Page Six is confirming today that Kendall is dating Philadelphia 76ers standout Ben Simmons . An insider tells the gossip outlet that Kendall and Ben (who shall henceforth be known as “Bendall”) have been seeing each other “for a few weeks.” Jenner and Simmons have already been spotted on multiple dates — once enjoying lunch at the Beverly Hills hotel, and on another occasion, partying with friends at Manhattan nightclub Vandal. “Security measures seemed to have been taken to ensure Kendall and Ben enjoyed their night hassle-free,” said a witness. “They were smiling the night away with their friends.” Sidelined by a devastating injury shortly after being drafted by the Sixers in 2016, Simmons accomplished big things for the team in the 2017-2018 campaign. The Australia native was previously linked to singer Tinashe following a flirty social media exchange, but it now appears that that relationship was nothing more than a brief fling. The Sixers had their season cut short by the juggernaut Celtics in this year’s Eastern Conference semi-finals, but with a roster of young upstarts like Simmons, the team has a rather promising future. Simmons betrayed a fair bit of excitement when asked recently about the remote possibility of playing alongside LeBron James next season. Asked if he feels he would collaborate well with the King, Simmons replied: “There’s only one way to find out.” Of course, trades might be something of a sensitive topic for Kendall. Jenner briefly dated Blake Griffin  at the start of the most recent NBA season, and it’s been rumored that their relationship fizzled out after he was traded from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Detroit Pistons. Shortly thereafter, Kendall began dating A$AP Rocky , but that romance appears to have been more of a “friends with benefits” situation. No word yet on how serious Kendall and Ben are. But hopefully, the model will learn from her older sister’s situation and take things very slowly. View Slideshow: Kendall Jenner Shoots Down Gay Rumors… and More!

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Kenya Moore Deletes Baby Bump Photo as Fans Question Her Pregnancy

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

As much as Kenya Moore has slammed divorce speculation , some fans still think that Kenya is faking her marriage and her pregnancy . These ridiculous rumors are clearly getting under Kenya’s skin. In fact, the RHOA star was apparently so upset that she deleted a sweet photo of her and her husband … possibly because he wasn’t wearing his ring. The photo that we have for you below looks totally innocuous. But Kendra has deleted it from her Instagram page without warning or explanation. In it, she and husband Marc Daly are enjoying a relaxing evening of golf. Some fans noted that Kenya appears to be showing a bit of a baby bump. Others noted that she appears to be concealing it. There was some whining in the comments about Marc’s wedding ring being off of his finger — he removed it to play golf, folks. There is nothing in this image that should lead to it being deleted from social media, and yet … it is gone. On Friday, Kenya addressed the conspiracy theorists who seemed to believe that she was fabricating her pregnancy or even her marriage. “@bet @celebrity_insider_org @theinquisitr shame on you for constantly regurgitating the slanderous fake news from #radaronline.” She then lists some of the stories that have gotten under her skin. “Fake Husband, Fake Pregnancy, Fake Boyfriends, Fake Storyline, FIred, Fake Divorce.” She hates false stories and she hates seeing them recycled. “At least be effing original with your hateful lies.” She says that she understands being a subject of speculation, but that she wants her family left out of it. “I’m used to you all making up stories to get clicks off my name but LEAVE MY FAMILY ALONE.” She signed off, writing: “#thatamrsdaly2you #blacklove” Forget the conspiracy theories. Kenya is pregnant , folks. Some fans weren’t sure if she was really pregnant when she made the announcement at the reunion. “We will definitely be welcoming a boy or girl in late this year.” When Andy asked about her due date, Kenya grew a little shy. “Well, I don’t want to talk about the details because I’m just still — I’m just still very nervous about everything.” This will be her first child. Notably, Kenya is 47 years old. “And I just want to get past a safe place.” Very understandable. Fans have been on the lookout for Kenya’s baby bump for a while, without much luck — she’s been, well, a little shy. This has led to all sorts of speculation, including the idea that perhaps she is using a surrogate. Kenya saw that and responded on Twitter. “No surrogate but maybe my next one.” Surrogates — or probably a gestational carrier, in this case — are a smart, though expensive, choice for people whose pregnancies may be particularly risky. When fans asked why she is being so shy, Kenya wrote on Instagram: “I was not planning on speaking about my pregnancy this early as due to my age I’m high risk.” She hastily deleted the comment. Does Kenya deleting the golfing photo mean that there’s trouble in her marriage or with her pregnancy? We can’t rule it out, but … there may be a simpler explanation. Maybe she got tired of seeing all of the hateful comments and the spiteful speculation about her husband and her pregnancy — two major sources of happiness in her life. She may be a public figure and a reality star, but that doesn’t mean that she has to listen to people’s chatter about her on her own Instagram page. Right now, Kenya has to do what’s best for her health and for her baby. She can delete whatever she wants. View Slideshow: Real Housewives All Stars: Who Should Be Cast?

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Little People, Big World: Why It May Be Ending … Soon!

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

R.E.M. once sang that it was the end of the world as they knew it, and the band felt fine. But if this is really the end of Little People, Big World as we know it… well… that would suck so very much! Why are fans wondering whether the TLC series will return next season? What rumor is floating around about a lead cast member that has fans speculating and wondering? Scroll down to find out! 1. Why Might This Be the Final Season of the Show? For starters, think of the VERY long hiatus it just went on. TLC took longer than ever before to announce new episodes were on the way, impyling executives had been thinking of canceling the series last year. 2. But Here’s the Main Source of the Rumor: Matt Roloff may be moving to Arizona! There’s been chatter for awhile now about Matt moving off the farm . But we assume he’d be headed, like, a few miles away. 3. Wait, Why Arizona? Because it’s warm all year round? According to Radar Online, Roloff and his girlfriend of over a year, Caryn Chandler, have been staying in Surprise, Arizona for the past few days; on vacation, yes, but perhaps on vacation with a purpose. 4. What Would That Purpose Be? Relocation. A family insider recently told the celebrity gossp site that the famous twosome had been looking to buy property in a luxury retirement community in the Phoenix suburb last year. 5. Then There Was This Photo: Matt shared it on Instagram and wrote as asimple caption: “Getting a little pool time in Arizona.” (One could probably get used to these surroundings, huh?) 6. New Neighbors, Huh? Matt and Caryn were also spotted by fans in a local Lowe’s store in Arizona AND Matt told fans to come out to a nearby Barnes and Noble to hear a reading of his children’s book, Little Lucy, Big Race, adding “we want to meet our new neighbors.” View Slideshow

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Kenya Moore Sparks Divorce Rumors, Then SLAMS Split Speculaton

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Recently, speculation has been swirling that RHOA star Kenya Moore is faking her pregnancy and her marriage . When Kenya posted and then deleted words that made fans wonder if she regretting her wedding, the rumors only magnified. Kenya has seen the speculation — and she’s not mincing words with her clapback. RadarOnline reports that Kenya Moore posted this ominous message to Instagram: “Don’t love too soon. Don’t trust too fast.” Coming only about a year after her secret wedding to Marc Daly, some wondered if she had regrets. “Don’t judge too soon. Don’t quit too early.” Others wondered if this was simply good advice. “Don’t expect too high. Don’t talk too much.” (I’ve never been good at following that last piece of advice) The odd thing is that there is no sign of that post on Kenya’s Instagram right now. She reportedly deleted it, replacing it with a photo in which her wedding band is clearly visible. Some wondered if she and Marc had been fighting. There have been absurd rumors that she is faking her pregnancy in order to stay relevant — rumors that we have already ridiculed for their absurdity. (Can a pregnancy be faked? Sure! But it defies reason to believe that Kenya is doing that simply because she isn’t pushing her baby bump in everyone’s faces) Did Kenya post that after an argument with Marc and then switch it out after they made nice? Or is it more likely that she posted some sage advice and then deleted it when people started reading way, way too much into it? Either way, Kenya is clearly pissed about the speculation and rumors about her marriage and pregnancy, because she posted this:  “#FAKENEWS” Oh boy, remember when this term was only used to apply to deliberately manufactured “news” stories in the political arena? Genuine hoaxes like Pizzagate? “@bet @celebrity_insider_org @theinquisitr shame on you for constantly regurgitating the slanderous fake news from #radaronline.” Well, discussing an existing story isn’t shameful. You can’t debunk something without addressing it. “Fake Husband, Fake Pregnancy, Fake Boyfriends, Fake Storyline, FIred, Fake Divorce.” To be fair, there were genuinely plenty of people — us included — who were truly worried that Kenya would be fired from RHOA over her marriage. Kenya apparently wishes that sites would totally fabricate things about her. “At least be effing original with your hateful lies.” This just in: Kenya Moore has to be careful to avoid mishaps, as the Illuminati cloning facility that she uses to stay young-looking has been destroyed in the Kilauea eruption . Would that be a satisfactory fake story? (We kid, of course — everyone knows that the Illuminati Deep State Lizard people keeping their cloning facilities on the moon) “I’m used to you all making up stories to get clicks off my name but LEAVE MY FAMILY ALONE.” Some celebrities have topics that really get under their skin. This is clearly Kenya’s. “#thatamrsdaly2you #blacklove” Obviously, fans want to know about Kenya’s love life. It’s only natural — you see her on television and social media. But there are lines that we should probably avoid crossing. We would never want to hurt anyone’s feelings, of course. And ugly rumors can be extremely hurtful. Kenya must be feeling sensitive about this issue, and that is absolutely her right. View Slideshow: Real Housewives All Stars: Who Should Be Cast?

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Will Smith FINALLY Addresses Jada Pinkett Smith Divorce Rumors

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

It seems like no one can ever leave Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith alone. When it isn't those pesky  swinging rumors , it's divorce rumors. Will  has had it up to here with people speculating that his healthy marriage is on its last leg. So he's slamming haters and speculators in a new rap. Take a look! You may not be aware, but Will Smith appears to be some sort of social media savant. He's a natural. This is, suffice it to say, unusual in his age demographic. Will is 49. But as much of a delight as he is on Instagram, it's a new YouTube video that he shared this week that has our attention. It has been 13 years since his last album, Lost and Found . But now he's giving fans a preview of his new song, “To the Clique.” In the video, Will raps: “20 years of swag y'all just witnessed, let me remind everybody who Will Smith is.” Sometimes, people need a reminder of who you are and why you are so famous. Fans on Twitter were especially amused by one line in particular. “Rappers make it rain; if I throw my money up, s–t, I'd probably kill a stripper.” What has people's attention isn't an apparent joke about killing a sex worker. Rather, people love the reference to Will's hard-earned wealth. But it is one line in particular that has the attention of those who have heard rumors about his marriage. “20 years of swag y'all just witnessed, stop the divorce rumors and mind your damn business,” You know what? That is a very, very fair line. Will and Jada have been married since December 31, 1997. People born on that day are almost old enough to drink (legally). In regular marriage years, that is a very long time to be married. In Hollywood years, they may as well have been married for centuries. 20 years of swag is right . Dang. It's been a little more than a year since the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air cast reunion . But that series was very early in Will's career. Since then, how many blockbusters has he had? How many other films — like the gripping biopic, Concussion — has he poured his considerable talents into for the right reasons? He has a lot of reason to brag. His marriage to the gorgeous and talented Jada Pinkett Smith is just one of those. Their entire family is a national treasure. There are a lot of bad parents in the world, and that includes celebrities. But Will and Jada just seem to get things right. It's no wonder that their children are so amazing and creative and such beautiful souls. Recently, Willow Smith admitted to her mother that she had struggled with self-harm in the past. Jada responded with calm and compassion. She's a role model for other parents out there who might overreact in a way that discourages their children from coming to them with other problems. The freedom that Will and Jada have given their childen to be themselves has halped them to be extraordinary human beings. It's no wonder that Will name-drops his wonderful family in “To the Clique.”

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Jill Duggar: Dragged By Fans For Pretending Derick Dillard Has a Job!

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Back in November of 2017, Derick Dillard was fired from his in-laws’ reality show, Counting On . His wife, Jill Duggar, quit the show shortly thereafter as a gesture of solidarity. For a time, the Dillards were without a source of income, which would be a problem for anyone, but was especially daunting in this case, as the couple is raising two young sons. Recently, Jill launched a midwife service , but business has reportedly been slow, both due to concerns about her licensure and ongoing issues with her family’s reputation. Meanwhile, Derick seems to be devoting most of his ample free time to spewing his political opinions on Twitter. Naturally, fans and critics alike have been quick to encourage him to get a job, but it seems that’s the one issue that Derick has no interest in arguing about with strangers. In fact, it seems he’ll do whatever it takes to avoid the subject of his lack of employment, so you can imagine our surprise when Jill addressed the issue for him: This week, Jill posted the above photo, taken at her local polling place — and she raised quite a few eyebrows with the caption. “We just voted! Teaching ‘em young the privilege of letting your voice be heard…and took both boys with me since Derick was at work. lol,” she captioned the pic. On top of the usual comments about the Josh Duggar sex scandals and concerns over whether little Samuel is the right size for his car seat, lots of fans wanted to know exactly what sort of “work” Derick was engaged in. Last we checked, the 29-year-old was unemployed and seemed to have no interest in changing that condition. And as Jill’s followers were quick to point out, it’s not like D-Dill is the type to keep his accomplishments to himself. “Does he work at Twitter?” joked one fan . “‘Work’ and an actual job may be different things at the Dillard house,” quipped another. “Haha. ‘Derick is at work.’ That cracks me up,” remarked a third. Another dispensed with the humor and simply stated exactly what we’re all thinking: “He doesn’t really work or hold a job,” the follower wrote. “If he did, he would proudly be announcing his job all over the internet.” That’s both tough but fair — in other words, the exact opposite of a bigoted coward like Derick. Zing! We’ll be here all week, folks! Watch Counting On online for more from reality TV’s most controversial family. View Slideshow: Derick Dillard Labels Transgender Movement as Form of Child Abuse

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Morgan Freeman Issues Strong Statement: I Have Never Committed Sexual Assault!

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

No, Morgan Freeman, insists in a new statement: NOT me too. In a disturbing new CNN report that came out this week, the veteran actor was accused by eight different women of sexual misconduct and/or harassment. The authors behind this report said they spoke to the eight women, along with eight separate witnesses, all of whom offered similar descriptions of Morgan’s behavior over the years. For example, one production assistant on the 2017 movie Going In Style told CNN that Morgan “kept trying to lift up my skirt and asking if I was wearing underwear.” He did until a co-star told him to stop. Then there was a senior production staff member on the set of the 2013 film Now You See Me who told CNN that Morgan made so many inappropriate comments about her attire that she stopped wearing tight articles of clothing around him. A CNN reporter named Chloe Melas even went on record with the charge that Morgan frequently looked her up and down and referred to as “ripe” when she interviewed the star last year. Oh, and she was six months pregnant at the time. In response to these accusations, Morgan said the following on Thursday: Anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows I am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy. I apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected – that was never my intent. Not exactly the most effective apology ever, right? He’s basically saying he did all this stuff, he just didn’t mean to offend anyone via his actions. Now, with his name being associated with others who have been brought down by the #MeToo movement , the 80-year old has issued a far more strongly-worded statement. He wants to make a few things clear. “I am devastated that 80 years of my life is at risk of being undermined, in the blink of an eye, by Thursday’s media reports,” he opened, adding: “All victims of assault and harassment deserve to be heard. And we need to listen to them. But it is not right to equate horrific incidents of sexual assault with misplaced compliments or humor. “I admit that I am someone who feels a need to try to make women – and men – feel appreciated and at ease around me. “As a part of that, I would often try to joke with and compliment women, in what I thought was a light-hearted and humorous way.” In conclusion: Clearly I was not always coming across the way I intended. And that is why I apologized Thursday and will continue to apologize to anyone I might have upset, however unintentionally. But I also want to be clear: I did not create unsafe work environments. I did not assault women. I did not offer employment or advancement in exchange for sex. Any suggestion that I did so is completely false. This is all well and good and likely true. But no one has accused Morgan of assault. They’ve said he treated women on set with extreme disrespect, basically viewing them as nothing but sex objects. Is this as bad as actually assaulting them? Of course not. However, the behavior is still part of a significant issue in society that is thankfully being addressed more and more often these days. It’s simply the issue of treating both men and women with equaly amounts of respect. Morgan is an Oscar winner who is best known for a handful of iconic movie roles. His most notable films include: Million Dollar Baby, The Shawshank Redemption and Batman Begins. Let’s hope he has learned some valuable lessons from the allegations leveled against him here. View Slideshow: Hollywood Sex Scandal: Who’s Been Caught? Accused? Fired?

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Blac Chyna Drops Major Kardashians Bombshell: They Threatened to Do WHAT?!?

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

According to Blac Chyna, the Kardashian family really had it out for her last year. To the extemt that they were willing to shoot themselves in the foot just to make sure she was decapated completely. Allow us to explain… As detailed back in October, Chyna is suing the world’s most famous reality show family, alleging that Kris Jenner and company conspired in the past to ruin her career. (Go ahead and take a few moments to laugh out loud over the concept of Chyna having a “career.” We’ll wait…) In legal documents filed by Blac’s lawyer, the mother of two says that Kris and her daughters used their “power and influence over the E! network to kill the second season” of Rob & Chyna. It is true, of course, that there was no second season of Rob & Chyna. But it’s also true that the series garnered VERY low ratings, and that was before Chyna and her baby daddy had one explosive argument after another prior to breaking up over a year ago. So… did the Kardashian really plot to destroy Chyna’s reputation and make it hard for her to earn money, as she claims? Or did a cable network abide by the demands of its biggest stars and shut down Rob & Chyna because it feared repercussions from Kris if it failed to do so? The latter, Chyna and her legal team claim. In new court papers, Chyna actually says that Kim Kardashian and her loved ones issued the ultimate threat to E! executives: Cancel Rob & Chyna… or we’ll stop filming Keeping Up with the Kardashians! TMZ has all the details. This celebrity gossip website writes that scenes for Season 2 of Rob & Chyna had already been filmed when E! pulled the plug. And why did this happen? Chyna claims the axe fell in January of 2017 after a “key meeting” took place between E! higher-ups and the Kardashian clan. During this meeting, Kim, Kris and everyone said they would yank the network’s highest-rated program off the air if E! didn’t say goodbye to Chyna. Blac goes on to allege a significant factor for her show’s cancelation was because the Kardashians “falsely claimed” she was being physically abusive toward Rob. Rob and Chyna are on decent terms these days actually. They co-parent daughter Dream and they haven’thad a public blow-up in months, which is remarkable for these two stars. Did the Kardashians truly blackmail E! to guarantee the end of Chyna’s reality show career on that network? We really don’t know. We mostly doubt it. But Chyna may have more pressing concerns to worry about these days anyway. Such as the entire Internet thinking she sucks at oral sex… View Slideshow: Blac Chyna: Awful at Oral Sex According to Leaked Video, Twitter Reactions

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Meredith Phillips, Former Bachelorette Star, Says She Was Drugged and Assaulted on Season 2

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Meredith Phillips, the star of ABC’s Bachelorette back in 2004, said this week on a podcast that she was drugged and sexually assaulted by a crew member on the set of this long-running ABC reality show. It’s a damning and troubling accusation. Per Reality Blured,  Phillips made this allegation while speaking to Steve Carbone (aka Reality Steve) in response to a question about the most challenging aspect of production. “Well, besides being always really tired and some of the producers were – how do I say this? Helpful but not helpful, in terms of trying to make me relax,” Phillips replied, somewhat mysteriously. She then elaborated: “Normally, I wouldn’t talk about this, but I’m going to tell you because it’s bothered me for years. “And I know another friend of mine who was working on the show felt the same experience I did, about getting roofied and in a hot tub and kind of accosted.” Wait… what? Roofied? As in: someone drugged Phillips and took advantage of her? Yes, she says. The allegedly awful deed was done by “a masseuse that a producer hired to come into my room and to give me a massage,” says Phillips. The ex-reality star says she assumed the pill this person gave her was an “aspirin or something to loosen up my back.” But… “It definltey wasn’t that, that’s for sure. The last thing I remember was she got naked and she was in the tub with me, and rubbing my back and rubbing areas probably she shouldn’t have. “And then I was put in bed. I woke up naked. Don’t remember much.” Yikes. That’s extremely disturbing to hear. Phillips, whose season of The Bachelorette was filmed in 2003 and aired in early 2004, said that the experience was “hard for me to talk about because I think I’ve put it somewhere else in my brain.” She was rejected by Bob Guiney on The Bachelor Season 4, finishing as the third runner-up, prior to starring as The Bachelorette and selecting Ian McKee as her winning suitior. The couple broke up in February of 2005. Thinking back on this horrifying incident, Phillips said once whatever she had taken kicked in, “I literally couldn’t even move my body, so I have no idea what the pill was, at all. “All I know is that I was told that, ‘This will make you feel better.'” ABC is yet to address this charge, but we’d expect the network to make a statement at some point. Why didn’t she leave the series after this happened? There was “definitely a part of me” that wanted to, she acknowledges, “but I am also the kind of person that finishes what she starts… “It is a huge deal. I have worked through it.” The story has come out just days before Becca Kufrin debuts as The Bachelorette on Season 14. View Slideshow: The Bachelorette Season 14: Who Are Becca’s Men?

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Meredith Phillips, Former Bachelorette Star, Says She Was Drugged and Assaulted on Season 2

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Meredith Phillips, the star of ABC’s Bachelorette back in 2004, said this week on a podcast that she was drugged and sexually assaulted by a crew member on the set of this long-running ABC reality show. It’s a damning and troubling accusation. Per Reality Blured,  Phillips made this allegation while speaking to Steve Carbone (aka Reality Steve) in response to a question about the most challenging aspect of production. “Well, besides being always really tired and some of the producers were – how do I say this? Helpful but not helpful, in terms of trying to make me relax,” Phillips replied, somewhat mysteriously. She then elaborated: “Normally, I wouldn’t talk about this, but I’m going to tell you because it’s bothered me for years. “And I know another friend of mine who was working on the show felt the same experience I did, about getting roofied and in a hot tub and kind of accosted.” Wait… what? Roofied? As in: someone drugged Phillips and took advantage of her? Yes, she says. The allegedly awful deed was done by “a masseuse that a producer hired to come into my room and to give me a massage,” says Phillips. The ex-reality star says she assumed the pill this person gave her was an “aspirin or something to loosen up my back.” But… “It definltey wasn’t that, that’s for sure. The last thing I remember was she got naked and she was in the tub with me, and rubbing my back and rubbing areas probably she shouldn’t have. “And then I was put in bed. I woke up naked. Don’t remember much.” Yikes. That’s extremely disturbing to hear. Phillips, whose season of The Bachelorette was filmed in 2003 and aired in early 2004, said that the experience was “hard for me to talk about because I think I’ve put it somewhere else in my brain.” She was rejected by Bob Guiney on The Bachelor Season 4, finishing as the third runner-up, prior to starring as The Bachelorette and selecting Ian McKee as her winning suitior. The couple broke up in February of 2005. Thinking back on this horrifying incident, Phillips said once whatever she had taken kicked in, “I literally couldn’t even move my body, so I have no idea what the pill was, at all. “All I know is that I was told that, ‘This will make you feel better.'” ABC is yet to address this charge, but we’d expect the network to make a statement at some point. Why didn’t she leave the series after this happened? There was “definitely a part of me” that wanted to, she acknowledges, “but I am also the kind of person that finishes what she starts… “It is a huge deal. I have worked through it.” The story has come out just days before Becca Kufrin debuts as The Bachelorette on Season 14. View Slideshow: The Bachelorette Season 14: Who Are Becca’s Men?

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