Producer On "The Bachelor" Fired For Sleeping With Contestant

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The Bachelor’s Chris Harrison Calls Scandal ‘Incredibly Unfortunate’
January 4, 2010

The rumors are true. The first relationship to emerge from the new season of The Bachelor, which premieres Monday (8 p.m. EST) on ABC, doesn’t involve its star, Jake Pavelka, at all.

The dating show’s host, Chris Harrison, confirmed on Monday that a male producer had a relationship with one of the female contestants during filming and that ABC had to address the situation on camera in an episode this season.



“It was incredibly unfortunate. Horrible decisions were made,” Harrison told Sean Valentine, the morning radio host at KBIG-FM in Los Angeles.

“It was embarrassing for us and in fairness to Jake and for the other women, [we said], ‘Let’s nip this in the bud and take care of it.’ And that’s what we did.”



Harrison didn’t identify the producer or the contestant, nor did he elaborate on the repercussions, though presumably neither party was allowed to continue on the program.

Whatever punishment was doled out, it will be addressed on the show. “I felt bad for everybody,” Harrison said. “It was an uncomfortable deal.”



Asked if the pair are still together, Harrison replied: “I don’t know. It’s a good question. Would that count on our tally as one of our couples?” –Tim Nudd

http://tvwatch.people.com/2010/01/04...y-unfortunate/

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Why am I not surprised??

[JamesG]

Bachelor Contestant Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Producer
By PopEater Staff
Posted Jan 7th 2010


The Bachelor contestant dismissed from the reality show for an alleged affair with a producer insists, "I did not have a sexual relationship with a producer on the show."

In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, Rozlyn Papa says that The Bachelor execs fired her for an "inappropriate relationship" with a producer, but "what they mean by inappropriate relationship is not what inappropriate relationship means in the real world."



The episode depicting Papa's termination from The Bachelor will air January 11, during the season's second episode, but the 28-year-old model insists that her actions have been exaggerated by the show. "I had a relationship with someone on the show that didn't benefit them," she says of the producers.

"This is a TV show and it's made for entertainment, but it is a far cry from reality," Papa explains. "I know that things on television weren't always as they seemed, but I had no idea the extent of the show manipulation."



Papa is no longer dating the producer, who was also fired, but she claims they have remained close.

The Bachelor host Chris Harrison said after the two were fired, "It was an incident that we've never had to deal with before. It was tough for everyone, the crew, the women and Jake. Hopefully we can quickly move past this and it won't dominate the season. But definitely everyone will see what happens."

Harrison continued, "An unfortunate decision was made by one of the girls and one of the crew members and the rest you'll have to watch and see."


Papa disagrees. "I am going to hold my head high, I do not regret anything that happened," she says.

http://www.popeater.com/2010/01/07/b...r-sex-scandal/