Author: Jackie Strause / Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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Arie Luyendyk Jr. is changing his tune now that some time has passed since his season of The Bachelor.
As viewers of the ABC franchise are familiar with by now, Arie was villainized by America after his finale aired in March. He proposed to current Bachelorette Becca Kufrin, only to change his mind after filming wrapped. He shot his breakup with Becca and then proposed to runner-up Lauren Burnham during the live After the Final Rose special on finale night.
Despite the switcheroo, the subject of much of the criticism surrounded Arie’s decision to film his breakup with Becca, who was ambushed by the cameras. The difficult scene was touted by ABC as “unedited” and played out for nearly an hour.
In the week that followed, Arie defended his choice to bring the cameras along, explaining that he wanted to show America what happened so there would be less questions. “I reached out to them and I said, ‘This is what I want to do,'” he told The Hollywood Reporter one day after the finale aired. “And they said that it would be a good idea. And I agree with them because ultimately I wanted everyone to see that that breakup rests on my shoulders. I was at fault. I shouldn’t have gotten engaged when I did. I made a big mistake. And if we didn’t film that, there would be questions about that, so it’s good that everyone saw that. Obviously, now she’s the Bachelorette; I’m really happy for her and now she can move forward and find someone for her.”
In a new profile with GQ, however, he says he feels “100 percent betrayed” by show producers for how everything was handled.
“It was completely edited,” Arie told reporter Rebecca Nelson. “I was told to stay on that couch. I…
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