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Bachelorette scripted by producers? Rumors spread that men were paid to appear on TV with Jillian
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Blogger Reality Steve claims Bachelorette producers had a hand
in scripting the show's ending. Is there validity to his claims?
Blogger Reality Steve, an online authority on The Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise, recently made claims that ABC offered two men money to appear on the Bachelorette with Jillian Harris, guaranteeing them a spot in the final four.
Though he says both men turned down ABC's offer, Steve claims the show's producers reportedly offered at least two guys $50,000 to appear on the show and gain the affections of Jillian. These men, in turn, would make it very far in the competition, but would not win. Thus, they would be "groomed" for the role of the next Bachelor, already having viewers in their fanbase.
Whether or not the claims are true, there appears to be some validity to Steve's past predictions. Weeks before the news came out that Bachelor Jason Mesnick would propose to Melissa Rycroft, then break up with her on air weeks later at the After the Rose Ceremony, Reality Steve predicted this would happen. His inside sources seem to be right on. When the show aired, Steve's predictions came true before viewers very eyes, as Jason asked runner-up Molly Malaney if she would be willing to give their relationship one more try.
Jillian Harris alludes to a happy ending of this
season's Bachelorette.
The concept that ABC would "script" a reality show to create a general sense of fanatacism and boost ratings is not a new one. In a recent interview with eliminated contestant Sasha Petrovic, the "season Jillian" castoff relays some moments from his one-on-one date at the auto museum. The "date" as Sasha described, was not what any real person would describe as a date. In between bits of conversation, both Jillian and Sasha were pulled aside to give interviews about their thoughts and feelings on the date thus far. "On the show everything gets squished in," he told E! Online. "Our conversation at dinner was pretty long. In between, we were doing interviews, and we had another 20-minute conversation."
Reality Steve says that moments of the show and specific interactions are definitely scripted, even if the overall result isn't decided by producers. He writes:
"As we all remember in the first episode, when David exited the limo, he stood in front of Jillian for a good ten seconds in complete silence....He said he couldn’t think of anything to say, Jillian liked that approach and gave him the first impression rose for it. Well, I have found out in recent days, confirmed to me by three independent sources, that Dave was told on the night of the meet-and-greet to pretend he was nervous. In addition, the scene where he is speechless in front of Jillian was also re-shot THREE times because he kept laughing every time he did it. Like I said, not surprising to hear it, but it all plays in to “roles” that are created for each guy....But if the first impression rose was staged this season, exactly what are we supposed to think about the rest of this nonsense?
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Is the connection beween Jillian and Kiptyn
genuine or scripted?
Since exiting the show Monday, Dave has yet to speak to the media about any of the claims.
Predicted to be one of Jillian's final four, Kiptyn is well-liked contestant who could forseeably become the next Bachelor if things don't work out with Jillian.
But the asssuming question Reality Steve alludes to is: Could Kiptyn have also been paid by ABC producers to appear on the show? Though two men turned down the money, there's a chance that someone else saw the opportunity and ran with it.
There is no evidence for these rumors, and certainly no basis to say that Kiptyn will not win this season's show or that the connection between he and Jillian is manufactured or based on some monetary reward.
In recent interviews, Jillians says she's happy with the show's outcome. With no mention of engagement, she says she's "in a very good place."
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