The Bachelor

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) After the new star of The Bachelor was revealed last week, ABC received a collective "wow" reaction from fans. Just not the type of "wow" they were looking for. Here's a look at some of the pros and cons of Jake Pavelka. Think he'll be worth watching when The Bachelor when the long-running show r...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Brad Womack rejected DeAnna Pappas on The Bachelor finaleDeAnna rejected Jason Mesnick on The Bachelorette finaleJason rejected Jillian Harris prior to The Bachelor finale Should the next Bachelor be Jake Pavelka, Kiptyn Locke or Reid Rosenthal?

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) As we reported yesterday, The Bachelor's Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney gave an interview on Good Morning America this morning on ABC. In the two minutes of their interview not devoted to replaying The Bachelor season finale or plugging J-Mes' single parent web community Jason's Place...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Content to fly under the radar this spring after a high-profile courtship on The Bachelor, Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney have spent time in both Seattle and Milwaukee, where they respectively live, and took a nice Turks and Caicos vacation.

By matt@iscribelimited.com (Hilton Hater) Alex Michael had the accent; Andrew Firestone had the money; and Jason Mesnick had the abdominal muscles. Indeed, Conley stands 6'3" and weighs over 300 pounds. All 20 of his suitors make the newly-rotund Kevin Federline look tiny. As past results indicate, he's sure to find that on reality...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) A David Carradine death photo, allegedly showing the late actor in lingerie, and published by a Thai newspaper, has sparked outrage and controversy.Following months of speculation that she was giving her agent more than the usual piece of her assets, Britney Spears is dating Jason Traw...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) The venerable host and pimp of The Bachelorette, Chris Harrison, was kind enough as always to divulge, in his weekly blog with EW, some of what went on behind the scenes of the ABC hit. Here are some of his thoughts and comments ... This is where I have to admit it's different for me to host The Bache...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) May 2008: Shayne Lamas. This bleach-blonde airhead was a lock to spark celebrity gossip interest - get dumped within weeks - after winning The Bachelor. July 2008: DeAnna Pappas. The Bachelorette's choice of Jesse Csincsak over Jason Mesnick dominated news. Who would have guessed that eig...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) lt;p style="text-align: left;">This week's episode of <a href="http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2009/06/the-bachelorette-recap-the-good-the-bad-and-the-crazy/"><em>The Bachelorette</em></a>, the third of the current season, featu...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) The last season of The Bachelor was defined by spoilers. Will this season of The Bachelorette offer any such clues? We've got nothing that good here, however, Jillian Harris made an interesting comment to E! Online. Jillian meets Jake in the season premiere of The Bachelorette.

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) After culling the field from to 20 in last week's season premiere, Jillian Harris' second week as The Bachelorette got even tougher - and hotter! - last night. Rose recipients: Wes, Jake, Mike (post-hot dates); Juan (voted off by guys, only to be saved by Jillian); Jesse, David, Ed, Sasha,...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Last night, Jillian took a look back at her previous quest for reality TV romance on The Bachelor, then met her suitors for this season. Let's get to it ... Chris Harrison welcomes Jillian back to The Bachelor house, and she looks breathtaking in a long white dress. She makes a pimp so proud. Plus 11.

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Ever since The Bachelor star Jason Mesnick broke things off with her on the show's "After the Final Rose" special, Melissa Rycroft has done nothing but win fans (and votes, and many celebrity news headlines) on Dancing With the Stars.

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) After searching for love on both The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Jen Schefft finally found it ...  in fellow Chicagoan Joe Waterman, who's not affiliated with the ABC reality series in any way! The two got married last night! Yay! The small ceremony - which she promised wouldn't include a...

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By matt@iscribelimited.com (Hilton Hater) “We didn’t talk about The Bachelor until after that first rehearsal,” Rycroft said. “But the trust was established very early on - and with dances like the Lindy Hop. Do you know how many times I fell, and he would have me by a pinky toe? I was nowhere near touching the ground.”

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) They vied for the affection of Jason Mesnick on The Bachelor, and were both unlucky in love. Only one special young woman, Molly Malaney, won his heart. Canada native Harris is ABC’s new star of The Bachelorette, and Rycroft is a contender to win the coveted mirror-ball trophy on Dancing wit...

By matt@iscribelimited.com (Hilton Hater) Melissa Rycroft was number-one in the heart of Jason Mesnick... for approximately four minutes of televised airtime on The Bachelor. She's hoping to remain in first place on Dancing with the Stars for a lot longer.

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Is another Bachelor breakup just around the corner? The supposed "friend" adds that Molly doesn’t trust Jason Mesnick after what he did to Melissa Rycroft, the 25-year-old he initially gave the final rose to on The Bachelor, then dumped for Molly on the "After the Final Rose" special.

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) The couple married in 2003 after Trista chose Ryan as the winner of season one of The Bachelorette. Ryan Sutter remains the only final rose recipient from 17 seasons of The Bachelor and Bachelorette to still be with the person who doled it out.

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Chris Harrison. The Bachelor host-pimp is a great master of ceremonies, but he really needs to get in on some of the action, don't you think? Imagine this "After the Final Rose" stunner: he's been married for 15 years ... and is staying with his wife!

By matt@iscribelimited.com (Hilton Hater) Melissa Rycroft looks exactly the same on Dancing with the Stars as she looked on The Bachelor. This week, Melissa and Julianne Hough lead the issue, which promises "sexy butts and legs" by summer. The secret? Get dumped on national TV, starve yourself in depression and then sign up for a dan...

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By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Seen here with interim fiancee Shayne Lamas, Matt Grant is critical of Jason Mesnick for his Bachelor actions, but acknowledges that it took guts to follow his heart. The London native, who says he’s still dating his publicist Sarah Robarts - admits he was lucky in his role on The Bachelor:...

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By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) He caught a lot of flak for dumping Melissa Rycroft on the "After the Final Rose" special of The Bachelor, but his passion for this cause has never wavered. My goal is for Jason’s Place to become the most trusted place for single parents to come for advice, connections, honesty, and even a lau...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) It’s been nearly a month since Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney sparked both shock and outrage by rekindling their romance from on national TV - at the expense of Jason’s jilted fiancée from The Bachelor season finale, Melissa Rycroft. “Molly and I are happy,” Jason says.

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) TURNING THE TABLES: Having finished as Jason Mesnick's third-favorite girl on The Bachelor, Jillian Harris will be doling out roses and heartbreak on The Bachelorette. On The Bachelorette, she’ll be pitting guys against each other, and “You’ll see her manipulating them in ways previo...

 Massachusetts Battlestar's Tricia Helfer is truly one of the galaxy's finest. Jillian Harris: The first Canadian Bachelorette. Fist-pump! Yes, we know she's not really an actress, but have you seen how staged The Bachelor is? Click to enlarge the photos above if you ...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Former Bachelor star Andrew Firestone and his wife Ivana Bozilovic have welcomed a baby boy, weighing in at 8 lbs., as of Saturday at 6:48 a.m. Firestone was a vocal critic of Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney since the current season of The Bachelor ended in unprecedented fashion on March 2.

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Although he didn’t have to sweat it out Tuesday since Rycroft was far from the bottom of the scoreboard, he did cheer when it was announced the Dallas beauty would be officially be dancing again next week. After the cameras stopped rolling Tuesday night, The Bachelor host Chris Harrison wa...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Fan favorite Jillian Harris landed her own show as the next star of The Bachelorette. After being spurned on the "After the Final Rose" special Melissa Rycroft scored a spot on Dancing with the Stars and is already a bona fide hit. Who really won this season of The Bachelor?

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) All of of which set the stage for the most unpredictable "After the Final Rose" event in The Bachelor history - as host Chris Harrison accurately hyped it. And that, he says, is the true impact of Jason Mesnick. Will Jason and Molly get married?

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) I am so excited for Melissa," The Bachelor star tells Extra. "I know she's danced her whole life, and must be excited. I hope and think she will win it all." The passion between Jason and Melissa was palpable on The Bachelor. But he says he knew Rycroft wasn't the right girl for him soon after the sh...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Jillian's rising stardom has become the talk of her hometown since she was named the star of the fifth installment of The Bachelorette Tuesday night on the second installment on The Bachelor: After the Final Rose special show. Now Jillian Harris, 29, will have her pick of 25 eligible suito...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Continuing his apology publicity tour, Jason Mesnick insists he never cheated on The Bachelor winner Melissa Rycroft with runner-up Molly Malaney before he publicly dumped the former for the latter on the "After the Final Rose" special.

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) It's been quite a week for Jason Mesnick. In her interview, as well as her personal emails to Jason, Melissa Rycroft did corroborrate The Bachelor star's statement that they drifted apart shortly after they returned from New Zealand and tried to resume their normal lives.

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) The Bachelor may be over, but judging by the number of comments on this site and many others devoted to the controversial ending of the 13th season, viewers cannot get enough - and still have plenty of unanswered questions. Q: Molly, did you talk to your family when Jason came back around?

By matt@iscribelimited.com (Hilton Hater) Was The Bachelor finale staged? Did Jason Mesnick always plan on choosing Molly Malaney as his wife, only to be told by ABC producers that maximum drama would be achieved if he first handed Melissa Rycroft the final rose, only to dump her on national TV for Molly?

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Jason hands Melissa a rose (and false hope) in the season premiere. Jason wrote the following: Oh, snap! And in the final e-mail between the two, also dated January 21, Melissa reflected on Jason being dumped by DeAnna Pappas on The Bachelorette:

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Bachelor host-pimp Chris Harrison recaps the events thus far, then after boring interviews with fans (really) and ousted bachelorettes, updates us on the latest. Finally, Chris announces the new star of The Bachelorette: Jillian Harris!

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Jason Mesnick ponders his final decision on the finale of The Bachelor ... and how he's going to sleep at night after pulling off the elaborate ratings stunt concocted by ABC. Mesnick knows what Bachelor viewers must think of him: Jason Mesnick on Jimmy Kimmel Live

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Molly Malaney may not have made headlines at the onset of The Bachelor season (well, except on this site), but she caught Jason Mesnick's eye from day one. Especially not if these Bachelor spoilers are to be believed. Who do you want to win The Bachelor?

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) From the moment The Bachelor star Jason Mesnick first laid eyes on Melissa Rycroft, he was smitten with the gorgeous former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. Whether she ends up with Jason after that is another story. Who do you want to win The Bachelor?

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Jason Mesnick's "hometown date" with Melissa raised red flags. Feeling rejected, Jason calls up Molly and starts dating her. So, we now have two different versions of this giant Bachelor spoiler with the same basic outcome: Jason picks Melissa, but later ends up with Molly Malaney.

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) In his weekly blog for EW, host Chris Harrison defended his show and vaguely denied some of the bombshell Bachelor spoilers that have rattled the show's fans. Here are excerpts of Chris' blog (written Saturday) ... Who do you think will win The Bachelor?

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Jesse Csincsak with fellow Bachelor castoff and current girlfriend Holly Durst. She was dumped by Matt Grant, who chose that skank Shayne Lamas. [Photo: Splash News] Q: Were there any other bachelorettes from this season who you were like, “Oh my God, Jason. Why did you let her go?”

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) The first woman in Jason Mesnick’s life remains a mystery, though - even with the image of Jason with four-year-old Ty is so ubiquitous this season. Like they couldn't have found time on last night's useless recap episode of The Bachelor to talk about this - which may actually be of interest...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) But The Bachelor host Chris Harrison said at the end of last Monday's episode that the developments were so shocking, producers kept the cameras rolling. If this Bachelor spoiler turned out to be true, the biggest twist - and most controversial facet - would be that it was all planned by the...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) The Bachelor producers don't lie about it, but they conveniently forget to mention that its hunky, fan-favorite star, Jason Mesnick, is divorced. Talk about art imitating life ... or at least whatever you consider The Bachelor to be. Check out Hilary in the music video below ...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Following three spectacular New Zealand dates on The Bachelor, star Jason Mesnick had to narrow the field of three - Jillian, Melissa and Molly - to two. ET: It has to be hard to get to the final three and not win Jason's heart. If asked, would you consider being the next The Bachelorette?

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) The young, fun-loving flight attendant from California had plenty more to say about her ouster from The Bachelor as she tried to rationalize what happened. I think Jason letting me go was actually a blessing in disguise," she said. But you can. Who do you think will win The Bachelor?

By matt@iscribelimited.com (Hilton Hater) Very excited to turn on the TV tonight and see what I can only assume is our next bachelor: Barack Obama! Actually, quite disappointed - I wanted to see Jason and my girls like I do every Monday night! Ty might be a better artist then Jason.

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) s recap of The Bachelor is a rundown of our favorite (and least favorite) moments, with points awarded or deducted as we see fit. Last night, the four women took Jason to their hometowns. Let's get to it ... TOTAL: +36! A quick list of who's in and out on The Bachelor...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) It's where Brad Womack was turned off by Bettina Bell's dad, Tessa Horst caught Andy Baldwin's eye, Lorenzo Lamas made a ridiculous cameo with daughter Shayne, and on the most recent The Bachelorette, Jason fell for DeAnna Pappas. Tell us, who do you think will win The Bachelor?

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) On Jason Mesnick comparing her experience to his on The Bachelorette: "[Jason] said, 'Don't be afraid that you haven't gotten to know me too well yet, there's plenty of time. I was one of the guys who got to know [DeAnna Pappas] last.'"

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Group dating awkwardness on a level only The Bachelor can attain. TOTAL +47! A quick list of who's in and out on The Bachelor... Roses received: Molly (one-on-one date); Stephanie (two-on-one-date); Naomi (group date); Melissa and Jillian (rose ceremony).

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Just two days after New York Post reported that Shayne Lamas had cheated on The Bachelor star with Las Vegas media mogul Justin Weneger, Lamas phoned Grant and called off their wedding, which was apparently scheduled. On The Bachelor season finale, Shayne Lamas' eyes were fixed firmly on...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) While Bachelorette hotties DeAnna Pappas and Jesse Csincsak appear headed for the altar, Matt Grant and Shayne Lamas ... well ... O-for-12! O-for-12! Face it, Shayne Lamas and Matt Grant are doomed. We can only hope that Shayne becomes the next star of The Bachelorette.

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By Free Britney Shayne Lamas won the final rose on the The Bachelor Monday when Matt Grant got down on one knee and proposed to the 22-year-old fame-seeking ditz aspiring actress with a 2.85-carat Tacori platinum and diamond eternity ring. ...

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