Former 'Bachelor' Matt Grant on Jason Mesnick's Love Shocker

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After a shocking and controversial end to this season on "The Bachelor," in which Jason Mesnick broke up with his fiancée and hooked up with the season's runner up instead -- former 'Bachelor' Matt Grant is weighing in on Mesnick's decision.

"This guy kind of committed suicide," Grant told People magazine. "He's a nice man. I've met him quite a few times. But I think he should have gone about it differently."

Grant, a British 'Bachelor' who also ultimately ended his engagement to Shayne Lamas last July and is now dating his publicist Sarah Robarts, tells People he does give Mesnick credit for owning up to his mistake:

"Ultimately, he had the [guts] to say, 'I screwed up.'"

On "The Bachelor: After the Rose Ceremony" reunion show, Mesnick told his visibly shaken fiancée Melissa Rycroft that he still had strong feelings for contestant Molly Malaney, who he eliminated in the show's finale.

Mesnick and Malaney are now in a relationship, and Rycroft is now a celebrity contestant and top pick on ABC’s "Dancing with the Stars."

Published 3/30/09 by the Insider

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  • JASON MESNICK IS THE BIGEST JERK O THE FACE OF THE EARTH AND QUIET FRANKLY MLLY AND JASON DESERVE EACH OTHER MELL CAN DO WAY BETTER
    Mrs.Cabrera 3/31/09 Reply
  • oh please matt grant should look at himself before taking any shots at anyone else. let us not forget that matt's goal was to get into entertainment and who does he pick? an actress and daughter of a well known tv star.
    Anonymous 3/30/09 Reply
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    NeverLetGo 3/30/09 Reply