Former Bachelor Ben Higgins called the decision “cruel and unnecessary.”
He said yes but then the cameras stopped rolling.
“We had left Hawaii engaged.
Jenn is despondent on ‘The Bachelorette’ finale.ABC
It was the happiest day of my life,” she toldBachelorettehostJesse Palmer.
“And then, essentially, as soon as we had left Hawaii, things were just different.
It kind of just felt like he was pulling away…
Jenn Tran on ‘The Bachelorette’ season 21 finale.ABC
He wasn’t calling as much; he wasn’t texting as much.”
As the footage rolled, a camera stayed on Jenn, recording her as she continued to sob.
Online, fans including season 20 Bachelor Ben Higgins reacted with outrage.
“Absolutely cruel and unnecessary to make her watch that back,” he wrote.
“Cannot believe it.”
ABC and Warner Bros., the studio that producesThe Bachelorette, declined to comment.
