Former “Bachelorette” contestant Justin “R-Rated” 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 “Men Tell All” special in a lengthy Facebook post.
“(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,” Rego wrote. “I 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??”
No matter what “Bachelorette” 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 “Men Tell All” taping under false pretenses (“Don’t worry, Justin, I’m your friend,” one allegedly said), but by following his instincts, he avoided the unwanted the drama.
“I am proud to say that I am not the kind of person that could be a producer for ‘The Bachelorette,’ ” Rego stated. “Exploiting people and playing on insecurities and emotions, just to create good TV, is not my idea of a rewarding career!”
‘Mad Men’ star admits he’s not the marrying kind Marriage didn’t work out so well for Jon Hamm’s on-screen alter ego, Don Draper, but the actor doesn’t worry about divorce in his real life relationship. That’s because the “Mad Men” star has no plans to marry his longtime love, actress Jennifer Westfeldt.
“I don't have the marriage chip, and neither of us have the greatest examples of marriages in our families,” Hamm explained in an interview with Parade magazine. “But Jen is the love of my life, and we've already been together four times longer than my parents were married.”
Hamm’s parents divorced when he was just 2 years old.
Selena Gomez stands up to Justin Bieber
Teen idol Justin Bieber hoped “Wizards of Waverly Place” star Selena Gomez wouldn’t overshadow him while they shared the same stage recently. That’s why the “Baby” singer begged his pal to ditch her high heels.
“(I said,) 'I'm not going to take off my heels. You're short. Embrace it,’ ” Gomez recalled during a visit to “Lopez Tonight” before adding, “He is getting taller, though.”
Dish on the fly Despite delivering what seemed like a dis to current “Price Is Right” host Drew Carey Tuesday, game show veteran Bob Barker told Entertainment Weekly that he did no such thing. “I would not criticize Drew Carey,” Barker insisted Wednesday. “I would not criticize this show. I would not criticize CBS. I would not criticize FremantleMedia (which produces the show) because I have a sizable royalty that I am paid every year this show is on, and it’s going on for years. I would be an absolute fool.” … The man who once exclaimed “EVERYTHING TWITTER OFFERS I NEED LESS OF” has had a change of heart. Rapper and Auto-Tune enthusiast Kanye West finally joined the rest of the microblogging world Wednesday. “Up early in the morning taking meetings in Silicone Valley,” West wrote in his premiere post. Later he added, “Lol I spelled Silicon wrong (I guess I was still thinking about the other type of silicone ITS A PROCESS!! : )” Check out that restraint. It took only two tweets before he hit the caps lock key.
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