Speaking of The Bachelor, the second episode of the show’s 14th season aired Monday, and fans got a firsthand look at the alleged “sex scandal” between a series producer and contestant Rozlyn Papa. Despite the 28-year-old single mom’s insistence that she did not have an inappropriate relationship with the show staffer, in a new blog about the series, Bachelor host Chris Harrison disputes that claim and offers to explain “what exactly happened.”
“You heard me say in the episode that Rozlyn and one of our staffers entered into an inappropriate relationship. I realize this is somewhat vague and open to interpretation, so let me be more specific. It was an inappropriate relationship that got physical,” Chris writes.
“This was not just about one person’s “feelings” for another. We would never go to such extremes because of a schoolyard crush. After extensive research and doing our homework we came to the conclusion without a shadow of a doubt that an inappropriate relationship had occurred. Now the million dollar question: How do we know this? First of all, several girls in the house independently witnessed the inappropriate behavior firsthand, and they came forward and told producers what was taking place. Second, the staffer came forward and confessed everything himself. He told executive producers everything about his inappropriate physical relationship with Rozlyn. As I clearly stated on the show last night, we took what happened very seriously and this staffer was let go immediately. With what you saw last night and with what I just told you there should now be no doubt or questions whatsoever as to what really happened during Rozlyn’s short time on the show. I can also tell you here that since Rozlyn left the show she and the staffer have continued their relationship and have seen each other several times.”