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Bachelor Pad Episode 3

Bachelor Pad Episode 3 Recap: Jake Vs. Kasey

Tensions rise and alliances crumble as the grand prize looms near. Plus, a Bret Michaels cameo!

Tensions rise and alliances crumble as the grand prize looms nearer. Plus, a Bret Michaels cameo!

Bachelor Pad Target

Bachelor Pad Episode 2: Easy Targets

After an egg-pelting game and more Jake and Vienna drama, one bachelor decides to leave. Smart move.

Last night's show started out with "High-Pitched Kasey" vowing to kick Jake to the curb. Will he succeed? Ask again in two hours. But first—a challenge! Aptly called "Target On Your Back," each lady was asked a question, which they got to answer via throwing a paint-filled egg at a dude. Chris Harrison threw out hard-hitting questions like: "Who do you want to see go home this week?" You can guess who got pelted with that answer. (Here's a hint: It was Jake.)

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'Bachelor Pad 2' Premiere: Jake and Vienna's Shocking Reunion

Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi tensely reunite while vying for $250,000 with former contestants.

Under the thinly veiled premise of scoring a second shot at love and a chance to win $250,000, the sh*tshow known as "Bachelor Pad" is back for Season 2. In a THREE HOUR (yes, three hour) season premiere, we meet the contestants as they slither out of a stretched limo and into the mansion. Roll call! Let's meet the meatheads and femme fatales.

Vienna Girardi and Brian Lee Smith

Vienna Girardi Screwed Over Boyfriend For Bachelor

Vienna was practically engaged when she accepted Jake Pavelka's televised proposal.

So, remember before when we said we were on Vienna Girardi's side, after a charmless Jake Pavelka generally acted like a tool and made her cry on their Bachelor reunion interview? Well, we take that back. The reason we're back to hating Vienna? We've discovered that, right before she began filming The Bachelor, Vienna asked her then-boyfriend to marry her! RadarOnline is reporting that Vienna told live-in boyfriend Brian Lee Smith...

woman shaking hands with elderly couple

5 Things To Notice When Meeting His Parents

The Bachelorette hometown dates prompted us to revisit what we learn from meeting a man's parents.

Episodes of The Bachelorette tend to be "the most shocking and dramatic yet"—thanks, Jake and Vienna—so we revel in the hometown dates episodes, which lean sweet rather than shocking. This week, on The Bachelorette, we got the hometown dates. Although Ali assured her bachelors that her decision had nothing to do with their families, we can't help but think that had Kirk's father been an avid coin collector instead, Kirk's chances of being in the final three might not have been so slim. Watching Ali's tearful goodbye, we got to thinking: how much can you tell about a significant other by meeting their family?

Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi interview

Jake Pavelka & Vienna Girardi's TV Showdown

Jake and Vienna's post-breakup interview gets nasty.

Last night, we flipped on TV to watch a fight and a Bachelor reunion broke out. *Ba-dum-bum* The only winner in Monday night's verbal slug-fest between Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi was ABC. The rating-grabbing interview didn't help endear either D-lister to the public—although if we have to pick sides, we'll wave the flag for Team Vienna. It seems to be a popular choice.

jake vienna final rose tense holding hands

4 Love Lessons From The Jake And Vienna Interview

Learn from Bachelor Jake and Vienna: in a he said/she said breakup, don’t say anything at all.

Learn from the Jake and Vienna post-Bachelor interview: in the case of a he said/she said breakup, don’t say anything at all. When a relationship ends, it's natural to want to mention your loser ex to whoever will listen, but it may not necessarily be for the best. The following are some lies you might tell yourself to defend your trash-talkin', and our reasons why you should stop, drop the issue and simply walk away.

Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi

He Said, She Said: Jake Pavelka & Vienna Girardi

The Jake and Vienna split dominates headlines with conflicting tales of who dumped who and why.

The Bachelor's Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi said they wanted "privacy" to deal with their breakup. But we don't think that word means what they think it means, because the former TV lovebirds are in the midst of a very public "he said/she said" war, dominating the headlines with conflicting tales of who dumped who and why.

The Bachelor Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi

The Bachelor's Jake and Vienna Girardi Split

Another reality TV couple bites the dust: The Bachelor's Jake and Vienna say 'I don't.'

Well, that was fast. Only a few months after giving her his final rose and proposing on one knee, the latest Bachelor, Jake Pavelka, and his fiancee, Vienna Girardi, have already broken-up and called off their engagement. According to X17, No reason was given for the split, but considering the rumors about Vienna's past, including possible secret marriages and topless modeling, as well as the fact that Jake has been milking his 15 minutes for all their worth with appearances on Dancing With the Stars and Drop Dead Diva, we're not surprised that it didn't last.

Bachelor Jake: Vienna & Dancing With The Stars

Bachelor Jake: Vienna & Dancing With The Stars

The Bachelor Jake picks Vienna over Tenley. Plus: The Dancing With The Stars surprise.

Oh, we may have to agree with the immortal words of The Bachelor host Chris Harrison: last night was, indeed, the most dramatic rose ceremony yet. The season finale dawned with Jake the Pilot and his two lady loves—has any man since Bill Henrickson so often proclaimed to love so many women at the same time?—still sunning themselves and occasionally weeping on the island paradise of St. Lucia. But there are others afoot, specifically, Jake's family. Yes, his mom, dad and a passel of rowdy, blonde brothers and their wives are flown in to meet/judge the remaining women.

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This Week's 5 Most Shocking "Bachelor" Moments

Ali wants Jake back—but will he let her come to St. Lucia?

This week, bachelor Jake took his remaining three ladies—Tenley, Gia and Vienna—to St. Lucia for the most amazing romantic getaway ever. Monday's promos promised a shocking twist, with past contestant Ali calling Jake and saying she'd made a huge mistake. As you might remember, the San Francisco girl was issued an ultimatum by her employer: come back now or lose your job.