In the March 16 issue of People, Bachelor Jason Mesnick explains that he was forced to dump “fiancée” Melissa Rycroft because of the show’s evil corporate contracts. (So don’t hate him, America! Hate…lawyers?) People sat down with Jason and Molly, asking them some hard questions, but more disturbingly, forcing them to pose in the most awkward “happy couple” photo session since a J.Lo and Marc Antony.
People asked, “Why did you break up with Melissa on-camera?”
Jason replied, “That was part of the deal. I signed up for this. Your relationship is — good and bad — in front of everybody. [Producers] knew this was tearing me up, and if I could have, I would have seen Melissa the night before. But I wasn’t allowed. It killed me. It kills me now.”
Always hard-hitting, People pushed it further:
“Why didn’t you wait, like other couples have, until after the show ended to call things off?”
Jason: Better to do it after six weeks than it is to do it after seven weeks or six months or a year. I wish for her sake I didn’t propose because it put her in a bad spot. Really, what is the right thing to do? Why string her along? I came here to find somebody to spend the rest of my life with. If I have to do something scary then I’ll do it.”
Right. Why string her along, for another whole twenty-four hours, until after the taping of the show wrapped?
Jason goes on to insist that none of it was manufactured for ratings. And what other wonderful things do we discover?
People: Why do you like doing together?
Molly: We cook and have dinner.
Jason: She’s got a recipe for artichoke dip that’s the best thing in the world.
Jason also says that he’s discovered Molly is “crazy about doing her nails” and Molly has learned that Jason is “unorganized.”
Ya think? We could have figured that out from his season finale decision-making.
Previously:
"Bachelor" Jason Apologizes to Ellen Degeneres (and America)
TV Guide Has Spoken: America Hates Bachelor Jason
Awkward Tuesday: Is The Bachelor Fixed, Fact or Fiction?