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'Bachelorette' contestant says producers tried to set him up
Ree Hines
TODAYshow.com contributor
updated 2 minutes ago
Former =93Bachelorette=94 contestant Justin =93R-Rated=94 Rego believes
producers of the reality romance competition have it out for him.
After his departure from the show in June, the professional wrestler
openly criticized the show for depicting him as a two-timer who lied
about the women he left back home. The he-said, they-said escalated
this week as Rego reacted to the recent =93Men Tell All=94 special in a
lengthy Facebook post.
=93(Monday night,) as I sat at home and watched the Tell All Special, I
couldn't help but feel sick to my stomach as I watched helplessly as
my name and reputation were being tarnished,=94 Rego wrote. =93I was very
disappointed by how low the show has stooped. I was mistaken to think
that my exit episode was as low as that show could get. Was it just me
or were they bashing me the entire episode??=94
No matter what =93Bachelorette=94 star Ali Fedotowsky, host Chris Harrison
or a number of his past fellow contestants said during the annual
round up, Rego reserved most of his resentment for the producers.
According to Rego, those behind-the-scenes types tried to set him up
by luring him to the =93Men Tell All=94 taping under false pretenses
(=93Don=92t worry, Justin, I=92m your friend,=94 one allegedly said), but b=
y
following his instincts, he avoided the unwanted the drama.
=93I am proud to say that I am not the kind of person that could be a
producer for =91The Bachelorette,=92 =94 Rego stated. =93Exploiting people =
and
playing on insecurities and emotions, just to create good TV, is not
my idea of a rewarding career!=94 |
