Dylan Barbouris walking back his criticism of theBachelorfranchise.
After afiery series of tweetsover the weekend about his time onTheBacheloretteandBachelor in Paradise, Barbour said Tuesday that his experience was “very positive” in a statement toE! News.
“This past weekend, I got into the discussion of being in the public eye and its effects on mental health,” Barbour said. “I’ve seen a lot of people thrust into this level of notoriety, and with it comes immense scrutiny. And those same friends have had their mental health suffer tremendously from it. I felt the need to speak out as I’ve been one of the lucky ones to have a great experience from this transition, but with that said, I believe the way the message was delivered was wrong.”
He continued, “I’m appreciative of the franchise and the platform given to me, and that was not reflected. I’ve really only had very positive experiences with the producers and network. Moving forward, I’ll speak only from personal experience and continue to be an ally and support system to those who need it.”
The 26-year-old raised eyebrows on Saturday when he tweeted, “Cancel ABC andThe Bachelor. Kinda wanna air out their dirty laundry mom got me riled up.”
Another fan followed up, asking “Are you saying hedidn’t cheat on hannah?” to which Barbour said “Yes.”
Wyatt, 27, was awarded the final rose on season 15 of the show and was engaged toHannah Brownfor short period of time before the couplecalled things offafter PEOPLE reported Wyattallegedly had a girlfriendwhen he came on the show.
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In other tweets, Barbour — who went on to compete onBachelor in Paradiseand got engaged to formerBachelorcontestantHannah Godwin— gave some hints about how production worked (like knowing names during the rose ceremony) and also said, “It’s easy tomake a bad person look worse, it’s hard to make a good person look bad.”
“My last thought: they need you until they don’t,” he ended his thread. “Each person is a pawn in a larger scheme, and theydo not have contestants best interests in mind. Mental health is not a concern. Multiple people develop issues post show and they do nothing to help. If anything, they fuel hate.”
source: people.com
