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"The Bachelorette host Chris Harrison has insisted that Brooks Forester is not a &amp;quot;bad guy&amp;quot; following his split from star Desiree Hartsock. In the emotional first part of the show&amp;#039;s season finale, Forester admitted that he was not ready to propose to Hartsock and decided to leave the show.  Writing in his blog for Entertainment Weekly, Harrison - who counselled Forester before his conversation with Hartsock - admitted that he has &amp;quot;never seen an episode like this&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;All along there have been red flags regarding how he feels about Des,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;At no time, however, did I think I would come to this.&amp;quot; Speaking about his conversation with Forester, Harrison went on: &amp;quot;Much like his talk with his family, deep down his mind was made up before he ever said a word to me. It was an open, honest conversation, and I felt like he was being very vulnerable and giving me everything straight.  &amp;quot;More than anything, he just needed to be heard. He needed somebody to sit and listen to him get all this off his chest and sort out his feelings so he could then try to articulate them to Des.&amp;quot; He continued: &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t think Brooks is a bad guy, and I truly believe his intentions for being on this show were true. He really wanted to be in love with Des so much, I think he almost forced himself into doing something he would have later regretted.&amp;quot;  Harrison suggested that Forester &amp;quot;has a very hard time articulating his feelings&amp;quot; and said that he had a &amp;quot;really tough time&amp;quot; with the break-up, adding: &amp;quot;He had no idea it was going to be this brutal.  &amp;quot;Des admitted that she loved him and then she dropped an incredible emotional bomb on him when she said she was conflicted because she didn&amp;#039;t want to share her heart with anyone else. Des was gutted, and so was Brooks.&amp;quot; Harrison also claimed that Forester had never &amp;quot;misled&amp;quot; Hartsock and that he had &amp;quot;really struggled all the way through&amp;quot; the season, but remained tight-lipped about what could take place during next week&amp;#039;s finale. &amp;quot;Des is gutted and brokenhearted,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;Hearing Desiree say that &amp;#039;it&amp;#039;s over&amp;#039; and that she wants to go home is difficult. We will pick up next week with me talking to Des and trying to figure out what, if anything, is left for her here.  &amp;quot;Sitting with someone who is so incredibly brokenhearted and without hope is difficult. I just wanted to reach out and hug her. Let&amp;#039;s see if she can pick up the pieces or if it is too late.&amp;quot;  The Bachelorette concludes on Monday (August 5) on ABC. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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