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There’s no doubt about it, Courtney Robertson may go down as the most controversial Bachelor villainess in history. But in a recent conference call interview, host Chris Harrison cautioned that fans shouldn’t snap to any quick decisions about the model who seems to have skinny-dipped her way into Ben Flajnik’s heart.
Chris warned that it might
not be fair to judge Courtney based on the fact that she’s been aggressive with
Ben. “I've been doing this for years, and nothing is that simple when it comes
to anything, especially relationships. And the fact that Courtney is playing
this game — and love is a game, there's a certain game element to it.”
But he defended the Scottsdale, Arizona, native, saying, “This is the way that Courtney plays. And again, it's not just to win. I don't think. And it's not just to play a game for her. I think she does have feelings for Ben. I think she very, very much cares for him. But I also think that, from her experience in her life, this is the way she goes about it.”
He continued, “Does it rub us
the wrong way? Apparently, it's not popular. And so apparently, she's had
success with this type of action, this type of game, her whole life. And it's
working. She's gotten Ben's attention. She gets affection. And I'm guessing
she's gotten attention and affection from guys for quite some time using this
method. And it's hard to fault her, because it's working like a charm. But man,
it's unpopular. And she's not going out of her way to ingratiate herself with
the other women.”
One thing is for certain,
Chris believes that Courtney isn’t thrilled with some of the choices she’s made
while on the series. He acknowledged, “I think that Courtney is probably like,
maybe like Kasey on Bachelor Pad. I
don't know if you remember this summer on Bachelor
Pad when Kasey [Khal] watched the show. When he came back to the reunion
show and he said, ‘Man, I've been watching. And that's not me. I apologize for
that.’ And I bet Courtney would be a little bit like Kasey in that, I bet she
regrets some of the things she's done and said. I think she's gotten caught up
in the moment a few times.”
Luckily Harrison has the
perfect forum in which Courtney can address her actions. “I hope to see her at Women Tell All. And hopefully she'll
come back, or any of these reunion shows. And I would love to talk to her.
Because I don't know if it's because I'm older and wiser. And I've been doing
this for ten years. But I am very slow to judge these people of just this black
and white. Of okay, you're the evil person. You're bad. You're good.”
He conceded that being under
the microscope has a role in the way people act on the reality series. He
noted, “This show does strange things. It puts you in a very, very strange
atmosphere and situation and environment that it's hard for people to
understand. And I very much do understand it. And so the things that Courtney's
done to get the attention from Ben. Some of it, I actually respect.”
Chris actually gave Courtney
credit, saying, “She's done a good job of fighting for this guy. But I also
think that she will admit – and hopefully will admit – that she went a little
too far. And some of the things that she said were inappropriate. And they were
rude. And so I think she doesn't owe him an apology, but I hope she would come
up with a little bit of an apology to several people on the show.”
He gave a sneak peek of what
fans can expect in upcoming episodes. “The proof will be in how this plays out
in the next few weeks. And the proof will be in the future and what happens.
And the decision he makes… One of the things I love is that, it's up to Ben.
And it's up to whoever the Bachelor and the Bachelorette is to figure out, are
these people here for the right reasons? And in any walk of life, you have to
decide, is this person using me for my money? Are they using me for whatever?”
This is the million-dollar
question for Ben. As Chris stated, “In this case, do you think Courtney is here
to get her 15 minutes and become a model? Or whatever. You have to decide those
things. And Ben is going through that right now with her. And coming out next
week in Belize we kind of have that ‘Come to Jesus’ meeting, so to speak, where
they have it out and figure it out, because more than one girl now will be
coming up and warning Ben about Courtney.”
And yet, things might not be
what they seem. Chris cautioned, “At the same time, what Ben has to figure out
is, are these girls jealous of Courtney because she's getting so much attention
and she's dominating the game so far? Or are they really looking out for him.
So there's a lot of stuff for him to weigh.”
Watch as
Ben gets closer to figuring it all out on The Bachelor every Monday night at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. Central on ABC.
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