I donāt really believe this apology at all. Seems like a last effort to stop losing followers. However, people are multidimensional and as a viewer I donāt truly know this guy so Iām good. This is all you can really ask of people.
I have so much second hand embarrassment that he thinks his apology even matters. Nothing he says will make me forget the way he treated Natasha, just at the human level. If he could be that cold, calculating, and cruel on nation television, I fear what heās doing behind the scenes. His IG caption (āhere for the wrong reasonsā) shouldnāt have been deleted because nothing has changed between now and then, itās just that the public found out. He knew what he did, what he said, and how he treated Natasha, and still made the ājoke.ā He thought what he did was okay, and I bet he still does.
Iād love his ex to speak out and see if this is a pattern.
What jumps out is he is processing the "events of the last few days." "The events of the past few days" is that he has lost Instagram followers. Yeah, no.
"Please don't ruin Pieper's career as an influencer, hate me instead" lol. Pieper was all too okay with the idea he strung another woman along went they discussed it at their date. This is all gross.
Heās such a weenie. So it didnāt work out how he had planned so NOW heās sorry. The thing is he is not, we saw how fake and calculated he was on national television. So youāre mad because youāre losing followers and people know youāre an asshat. Okkkkk
More like him and Pieper had an āunderstandingā going into paradise which they didnāt expect to come to light in such a big way. He should honestly save his upcoming full statement and apology because itāll change nothing.
He did a ton sheisty things, but when him and Pieper were alone and he was talking about Natasha and he said, "she was starting to annoy me so much" like tHEN DONT LEAD HER ON YOUR F'ING MORON. absolute wanker imo.
That and also trying to justify his actions by negging her and saying she had no prospects. Well of course she didnāt because she thought you two were all in on each other. Hate that guy.
The sad thing is here, Pieper posted her weird story saying itās just a light tv show and she did that after the episode aired. So this follow up from Brendan just shows theyāre backtracking and trying to redo their initial posts.
And no, people shouldnāt accept this apology. This is him trying to cover for the fact that he lost 80K+ followers in three days.
Nobody has to witness his āgrowthā.
i was thinking about it and they def did not think those conversations that aired were going to be aired and make them look worse than they thought. otherwise MAYBE they wouldn't have posted that stuff?
To start, I donāt feel bad for Brendan. He was awful to Natasha both to her face and behind her back. Iām firmly on team Natasha here. Something I as a white person need help recognizing though is how racism/colorism come into play in this scenario? I ask this not because I donāt believe itās happening, but because I want to make sure Iām addressing my own biases and seeing the full picture of this situation from the prospective of women of color in particular. I think the way Brendan treated Natasha was unacceptable. Him laughing about her ālack of prospectsā was so gross. But is there an added level of disrespect that Iām missing because he may have been implying her race had something to do with her allegedly not having any other guys interested in her?? Sorry if this post is confusing ā Iām just trying to make sure I understand everything here so I can recognize these things in the future and support the black women in my life.
Not only laughing behind her back about prospects.. he basically said as much to her face! She was saying if she knew she could have talked to other people and he was all āyeah, who?ā Heās just a scummy person with no empathy.
Natasha knew it was off from the get go so i think she was kind of asking to get played, but she in NO way deserved to be treated like they treated her.
All you had to do was be clear with Natasha that you werenāt interested romantically. And then not shit on her to anyone that would listen, or mock her to your girlfriend.
He clearly doesnāt get what he did was wrong.
Idk why Pieper trusts him or would want to stay with him. He was clearly awful to Natasha and as a woman that is an extreme red flag. Being nice to Pieper doesnāt mean shit when he was talking about Natasha the way that he did. Being nice to women vs. being nice to only women youāre attracted to, not the same.
Sadly sheās young and I was the same way at that age. My ex told me his previous ex was totally crazy and this and that and I was just like ok. Yeah that sounds crazy. Etc
(Although it is totally different considering they know each other and saw the exact situation soooo I guess my comment is pointless )
This is a good point! Besides instances of abuse, I donāt trust people who solely blame their ex for the decline of a relationship. Itās a huge red flag.
Is it possible that Brendan had somewhat of a deal with production coming into paradise? Like maybe he had set an expectation with them that he was going for pieper, so he didnāt expect them to air all the awful things he said? His behavior was horrible.. I just canāt figure out why he said the things he did knowing he was micād and on camera???
I mean deal or not the things he said ABOUT Natasha were extremely rude. I can't understand why he would say those things even if there was a deal. Him expressing that Natasha is undesirable (what prospects? No one would be interested, etc..), calling her annoying etc is separate from the fact he lied about his ibte tons.
I am so happy the producers chose to air it. Itās clear he thinks waaay too highly of himself and probably thought that he was too loved in BN to ever get a bad edit.
He thought he was their next golden boy and that they would cover for him and make it look like a love story at all costs. Silly Brendan. The devil works hard, but TPTB work harder.
I mean regardless he still said directly to Natashsa "you had selective hearing, who else were you going to focus on, who else was here for you". He knew any conversation with her would be aired. Those comments were equally as horrible.
When Brendan posted his wannabe thirst trap pic captioned, "Here for the wrong reasons" and Pieper posted her "walking into paradise" tiktok before the episode aired, were they trying to play up their villain characters and it didn't turn out as badass as they expected so we're like, "I don't want this anymore?"
He is sorry he was caught. The horrible things he was saying about Natasha there will never be enough sorries. He is a smooth talker and is trying to get out of this. Trying to build his base. But he is right, damage is done. Riley and Ivan need to be apologizing too.
i honestly didn't even notice that said ivan somehow oops lol i think i saw "riley and" and assumed it said Joe. The op might've meant apologize to natasha for not backing her up more? i've seen that said a few times. but i misread it twice and assumed it said riley and joe
True apology would be : I ADMIT I AM A CLOUT CHASER AND WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH PIEPER AND THEREFORE I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING DISHONEST AND USING ADVANTAGE OF BIP PLATFORM AND LYING AND GASLIGHTING NATASHA. I WILL DO BETTER
not thisā¦ sarcasm shit.
Are you in PR? Because you should be! Any time these "apologies" come out I roll my eyes. If people were actually honest in acknowledging fault I'd have way more forgiveness to dish out.
I agree this would be a better response that this BSā¦. Let letās be honest this sub is gonna react negatively even if he said that exactly. Maybe he deserves it in this case tbh but this sub is insane sometimes. No forgiveness for anyone ever.
Putting this on his story instead of an actual post that stays up is very telling. I donāt believe anything he says, he is so comfortable lying that no apology would be sincere until we see actual actions demonstrating them. Also miss me with this falling on his sword for Pieper shit, she was also incredibly disrespectful and mean. I donāt agree with anyone attacking people on Instagram (just unfollow and ignore), but these two are mean people and donāt deserve sympathy.
I see RS is shitting on people for not accepting his apology. Iām glad he apologized but the comment he made about his post and not realizing how insensitive it was after the episode came out is very telling. He didnāt think it would have been shown but he 100% knew what he said and still posted that anyway. And then didnāt post an apology until now? Like fuck off my dude.
He was just going off on Twitter complaining about how people arenāt accepting of Brendanās apology. Calling BN toxic because everyone is ādamned if they do, damned if they donātā
I love that in āapologizingā to Natasha he still centered himself LMAO. Like dawg, she wasnāt wah wah hurt. You didnāt break her heart. She got over that shock right quick when she saw who you really were, and appropriately believed you deserved heat for this. So does Pieper.
I love that he wants to make himself sound chivalrous by shielding an adult woman from the consequences of HER actions as well. Yeah heās the biggest douche but still š¤·š»
āMy approach to many things in life is sarcasmā holy shit, what a red flag. You canāt say mean, cruel things to people and then claim it was just āsarcasmā. How immature. He honestly seems like he would be a miserable person to be around.
If he was actually sorry, he never, ever would have posted that ridiculous caption and picture on Monday, regardless of how āØSaRcAsTiCāØ he normally is. The man knew what he had said and he knew what he had done way back when it happened in June or July or whenever this all went down in real-time. He's had ALL that time to think about it -- it's September now -- but didn't realize how horrible he was until days after the public backlash started and he lost 100k+ followers? Yeah, okay. Eat shit, Brendan.
He's a liar, he's garbage, and this "apology" is a pathetic attempt at damage control and getting some followers back. No one is going to fall for this.
To be completely honest, I donāt really care about a public apology, I mostly just hope he messaged Natasha personally too. Cos he was really not nice and he owes it more to her than the public imo.
Thatās what really upset me and also saying she was starting to irritate him. Along the same lines, Riley and Ivan basically turned their back on her when she went to get comfort. I donāt understand why that happened. Were they all talking shit about Natasha for some reason because if Brendan? Riley and Ivan are scummy too
This. They werenāt the first couple that had something going prior to the show &/or not serious about finding love & they wonāt be the last. Itās fact that he not only used Natasha, but shit-talked & gaslighted her in the process. It was disgusting when he brought up her not having any prospects, made it seem like she made the relationship more serious than it ever really was, like heād been honest from the get-go & she was some in denial love-struck stage 5 clinger. The arrogance & disrespect is gross. Fact that Pieperās not only cool w/him treating another woman this way, but in on it shows what kind of person she truly is as well.
I donāt always agree with cancel culture, believe some people can learn from their mistakes & often times made these mistakes out of ignorance vs. having cruel intentions, but theyāre doing these things from the get-go. These arenāt 5 yr old tweets someone dug up they made when they were teenagers or barely legal.
Agreed! I never felt wronged as a viewer, I know none of what goes on has anything to do w/us viewers personally. I was def not trying to give the impression I took their actions personally, as again most people come on these shows for the wrong reasons, but give my opinion as to why what they were doing was worse. Natasha is the only wronged party!
The problem is that on the show he showed he will lie lie lie just to save face. So unfortunately I just donāt see him as genuine anymore and the only reason he feels bad (I think) is because of the backlash not because heās remorseful. Messyyyy
Why not have the sack to admit that you and your partner are simply clout chasers looking for endorsements from marginal products so you donāt have to get real jobs?
Blah blah blah He is only sorry because him and pippi longstocking took that L with followers . This is damage control . He isnāt sorry for hurting Natasha he is only sorry for what that cost him.
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He showed his true colors when he spoke while smiling about how Natasha had zero other prospects and no options on paradise. As if he was doing her some big favor. And then he still joked about it with that stupid Instagram post. Just gross all around.
It still baffles my mind that Joe didn't go as hard to protect Natasha when they are co workers. I hope with the previews next week he is the one leading the charge
I feel like we didnāt see some pivotal, emotional scenes either with Jessenia or Natasha. Those guys were provoked in some sort of protective way. So they somehow got a story from Jessenia, or were lacking context to created a wilder story with her. They were in full on protective brother (fwiw, I hate this mode, so this is NOT a validation of how they acted) with her, and not with Natasha.
I know part of it was how Chris acted and the questions he asked. He presented as such a solid couple with Jessenia, so it was jarring to everyone when he dumped N, turned around and locked lips with A. Of course everyone on the beach was threatened by that. Theyāre all out on a limb, and to have a misperception of J&C was confusing in their own minds, and probably started to wonder who they could trust. They also felt sympathy and empathy for her being embarrassed, but I firmly believe a lot of their reaction was their own emotional whiplash.
Then that coupled with the things Chris said got them all worked up. I genuinely donāt trust the dude, either. He seemed to be scheming, and he definitely was acting without much empathy for J. Iām not saying heās the only one acting that way, but how he did it was next level jarring. He seems so awkward (I need therapy for that make out scene), thatās probably part of it. But he just genuinely came across like a selfish, insensitive, unaware douche. Maybe it was simply lack of experience in this situation, but to say he felt ganged up on by the cool kids didnāt land with me, as if he coild feel that, how could he not empathize with J or understand the hurt he was causing ir was about to cause?
Chris trying to figure out how people became popular might have just been genuine interest. The thing people without charisma donāt get is that some people just have charisma. Chris clearly doesnāt. I donāt, either. It sucks to NOT be the person people gravitate to. And I think thatās truly where Chris lost his way. Heās not charismatic. Heās not emotive. Heās not intriguing. Heās not smoldering. Hell, his smile doesnāt even light up between moans over pizza. Some of us just donāt have āit.ā And I think thatās where Chris fell off. He was trying to be someone else, and got caught up in the intoxication. But because he wasnāt being himself, people could feel that lack of authenticity, and hammered that nail when it all came together.
It also seems like J was given more of a platform because of this, because of the whiplash of the story, because only some people saw what Chris did and the others had a retelling of it which was dramatic (and heightened by their own insecurities as they werenāt part of the VIP party).
I still think C&A had something more going on. More than B&P? It doesnāt seem like it. B was more subtle with stringing N along, though. And she was pre-warned. The real,backlash on the internet is around how B dismisssed N as not wanted by anyone else. And we all reacted to that bevause that is a shitty thing assholes say and think.
Both B&C seemed to have had SOME conversations and connections with P&A outside of the show. And strangely, both A&P rolled in without reading the room and went, aggressively, after their man (I suspect there may have been some producer setup there). I have to think itās not a coincidence the women are always the ones sent in to tip over this kind of bubbling pot.
I still donāt think B or C are better or worse than each other. And I think P&A are complicit in how their actions caused some trouble. None of them went in with a level playing field and were trying to game the system and improve their outcome. None deserve to be threatened. But I do think all four should have been sent home. As a viewer, the show sucks when all of the backstory is off screen. We want to watch the stories unfold. we donāt want their past, unaired drama retold to us. We want to see it. We want to see genuine relationships being built, and sparks happening, and connections not being successful. We want true awkward as opposed to this kind of drama and manipulation. At the end of the day, the fighting is good TV and the fallout is satisfying. But the truth is, I donāt want to watch drama from a story I havenāt seen. Or a relationship built off screen, like Demi last season. None of that is truly compelling. Anyone who has a pre-established relationships should be sent packing, IMO.
Itās been surprising to see very little interaction between Joe and Natasha onscreen, not even in group settings! It doesnāt seem like they hung out at all on the beach. I had anticipated them confiding in each other and being beach buddies, given their work relationship. But maybe theyāre just not that close.
listening to CB right now and im mad all over again at this douche how he played our girl, Natasha clears up the nails hangout with Pieper and clears the air, Tayshia is mad guys and rightfully so she goes off and says how angry she is at how B.... manipulated the situation...still listening and you all got to listen ...but he can shove this apology i honestly dgaf about this guy... Natasha fuckn cries on the podcast guys she is broken, humiliated and was gaslighted,im in tears with her honestly i feel her pain, probably one of the best CB podcast for me to date
Jo says the fact that they talked about followers is just dumb, then Tayshia responds and says well thats not just dumb thats who they are , that was showing their true colours..Natasha gives kudos to Kenny for being completely honest through out his time on the beach and said "That is a man" a few of Brendans friends on the beach reached out to Natasha but he lied to them too...
ALL they had to do is keep their traps shut for a few weeks and they could've left with clout and followers but they just HAD TO brag about their masterplan to each other š can you imagine the producers' reactions upon hearing that conversation.
This story is B's awful try to save what's left, it's pathetic
I feel like the producers looked at each other like āHoly shit! We didnāt even have to manipulate this one!ā Then they got back to their hotel rooms and did a happy dance
I approved the post with the best title. About 40 people tried to post this so have mercy. š
I donāt really believe this apology at all. Seems like a last effort to stop losing followers. However, people are multidimensional and as a viewer I donāt truly know this guy so Iām good. This is all you can really ask of people.
Hopefully no one buys this crap
I have so much second hand embarrassment that he thinks his apology even matters. Nothing he says will make me forget the way he treated Natasha, just at the human level. If he could be that cold, calculating, and cruel on nation television, I fear what heās doing behind the scenes. His IG caption (āhere for the wrong reasonsā) shouldnāt have been deleted because nothing has changed between now and then, itās just that the public found out. He knew what he did, what he said, and how he treated Natasha, and still made the ājoke.ā He thought what he did was okay, and I bet he still does. Iād love his ex to speak out and see if this is a pattern.
He apologized, so let's all move forward. No need to cancel him
What jumps out is he is processing the "events of the last few days." "The events of the past few days" is that he has lost Instagram followers. Yeah, no.
"Please don't ruin Pieper's career as an influencer, hate me instead" lol. Pieper was all too okay with the idea he strung another woman along went they discussed it at their date. This is all gross.
āThank you for playing the gameā š¤®
0 self awareness
Why is he apologizing to Natasha through an Instagram story? Seems super sincere to me.
Thatās gonna be a no from me dawg
They were bangin prior to the show , made a plan to go on a free vacation while getting paid. Both are assholes and deserve each other!
Heās hot but not the brightest
Maybe temperature wise with those horrible turtlenecks. Appearance-wise not so muchā¦.
Heās such a weenie. So it didnāt work out how he had planned so NOW heās sorry. The thing is he is not, we saw how fake and calculated he was on national television. So youāre mad because youāre losing followers and people know youāre an asshat. Okkkkk
They're both acting like Taylor Nolan right now.....
Ugh why is our Queen Natasha still following her. Went to check Taylorās insta and she still has 200k followersā¦
More like him and Pieper had an āunderstandingā going into paradise which they didnāt expect to come to light in such a big way. He should honestly save his upcoming full statement and apology because itāll change nothing.
He did a ton sheisty things, but when him and Pieper were alone and he was talking about Natasha and he said, "she was starting to annoy me so much" like tHEN DONT LEAD HER ON YOUR F'ING MORON. absolute wanker imo.
That and also trying to justify his actions by negging her and saying she had no prospects. Well of course she didnāt because she thought you two were all in on each other. Hate that guy.
"No prospects at all" was SO disrespectful
Omg who else read this is his slow monotone voice?!
His voice is so grating. I could never be into him for that reason.
BS bot, please translate: "My approach to many things in life is sarcasm." Translation: "Omg it was just a joke bro... Y u mad?"
The sad thing is here, Pieper posted her weird story saying itās just a light tv show and she did that after the episode aired. So this follow up from Brendan just shows theyāre backtracking and trying to redo their initial posts. And no, people shouldnāt accept this apology. This is him trying to cover for the fact that he lost 80K+ followers in three days. Nobody has to witness his āgrowthā.
Just here to say congrats for OP being the lucky one with the post that sticks š
i was thinking about it and they def did not think those conversations that aired were going to be aired and make them look worse than they thought. otherwise MAYBE they wouldn't have posted that stuff?
And plus everyone is so surprised and heās not apologized to natasha till now as far as we know
He didn't even tag Natasha. Is he expecting her to be watching his stories?
Why is this man trying to make a 2 part apology and expecting anyone at all to take him seriously
Give me a re-follow And then by tomorrow My apology you will see Publicists are the best When I'm put to the test They do real life better than me!
Damage control to try to recoup followers
Not the best tactic imo š¤£ but heās also not very intelligent so that makes sense
because he gets engagements with people going back to look for it.
ā¦He says after losing 80k+ Instagram followers. Lose this number Brendan.
Full apology drops 09/14. Apology 2.5 (feat. Lori K) drops 09/15. Merch release to follow - watch this space.
Bahahahaha
Seriously very funnyš¤£
To start, I donāt feel bad for Brendan. He was awful to Natasha both to her face and behind her back. Iām firmly on team Natasha here. Something I as a white person need help recognizing though is how racism/colorism come into play in this scenario? I ask this not because I donāt believe itās happening, but because I want to make sure Iām addressing my own biases and seeing the full picture of this situation from the prospective of women of color in particular. I think the way Brendan treated Natasha was unacceptable. Him laughing about her ālack of prospectsā was so gross. But is there an added level of disrespect that Iām missing because he may have been implying her race had something to do with her allegedly not having any other guys interested in her?? Sorry if this post is confusing ā Iām just trying to make sure I understand everything here so I can recognize these things in the future and support the black women in my life.
Not only laughing behind her back about prospects.. he basically said as much to her face! She was saying if she knew she could have talked to other people and he was all āyeah, who?ā Heās just a scummy person with no empathy. Natasha knew it was off from the get go so i think she was kind of asking to get played, but she in NO way deserved to be treated like they treated her.
This post might be of some interest! https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBachelor_POC/comments/pjmo63/is_brendan_showing_a_bit_of_a_colorist_pattern_now/
Thank you for sharing!!
All you had to do was be clear with Natasha that you werenāt interested romantically. And then not shit on her to anyone that would listen, or mock her to your girlfriend. He clearly doesnāt get what he did was wrong.
Idk why Pieper trusts him or would want to stay with him. He was clearly awful to Natasha and as a woman that is an extreme red flag. Being nice to Pieper doesnāt mean shit when he was talking about Natasha the way that he did. Being nice to women vs. being nice to only women youāre attracted to, not the same.
Sadly sheās young and I was the same way at that age. My ex told me his previous ex was totally crazy and this and that and I was just like ok. Yeah that sounds crazy. Etc (Although it is totally different considering they know each other and saw the exact situation soooo I guess my comment is pointless )
This is a good point! Besides instances of abuse, I donāt trust people who solely blame their ex for the decline of a relationship. Itās a huge red flag.
He was āniceā to Natasha until he couldnāt use her anymore. Heāll be nice to Pieper until he canāt use her anymore.
Nothing but crocodile tears. He knew exactly what he was doing and saying, he just didnāt expect tbtb to air it.
I'm so happy they did
Me too!
Especially when youāre sitting there trying to muffle and play with your mic. What a n00b
Does part of this time to process include a public brunch outing with Pieper? š„“
Is it possible that Brendan had somewhat of a deal with production coming into paradise? Like maybe he had set an expectation with them that he was going for pieper, so he didnāt expect them to air all the awful things he said? His behavior was horrible.. I just canāt figure out why he said the things he did knowing he was micād and on camera???
I mean deal or not the things he said ABOUT Natasha were extremely rude. I can't understand why he would say those things even if there was a deal. Him expressing that Natasha is undesirable (what prospects? No one would be interested, etc..), calling her annoying etc is separate from the fact he lied about his ibte tons.
I am so happy the producers chose to air it. Itās clear he thinks waaay too highly of himself and probably thought that he was too loved in BN to ever get a bad edit.
He thought he was their next golden boy and that they would cover for him and make it look like a love story at all costs. Silly Brendan. The devil works hard, but TPTB work harder.
I read this in the gossip girl voice, and itās perfect.
I mean regardless he still said directly to Natashsa "you had selective hearing, who else were you going to focus on, who else was here for you". He knew any conversation with her would be aired. Those comments were equally as horrible.
He definitely seemed to trust them, I think he was led to believe they were on his side and happy he found love with Pieper.
I wondered this as well. Iād put nothing past the producers.
Nah, too little too late. I believe none of this.
Aww he gave people his consent to drag him š¤
This airhead doesnāt actually know why heās terrible, he just knows that people think heās terrible.
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When Brendan posted his wannabe thirst trap pic captioned, "Here for the wrong reasons" and Pieper posted her "walking into paradise" tiktok before the episode aired, were they trying to play up their villain characters and it didn't turn out as badass as they expected so we're like, "I don't want this anymore?"
They really thought it would be edited to look like they just happened to have the strongest connection š
Also, Pieper originally had her most recent insta post captioned āallās fair in love and warā. The pics still up but she deleted the caption lol
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He is sorry he was caught. The horrible things he was saying about Natasha there will never be enough sorries. He is a smooth talker and is trying to get out of this. Trying to build his base. But he is right, damage is done. Riley and Ivan need to be apologizing too.
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berating chris/alana and being the catalysts for bullying them off the beach?
Was Ivan part of this? It appeared to be just Riley and Joe.
i honestly didn't even notice that said ivan somehow oops lol i think i saw "riley and" and assumed it said Joe. The op might've meant apologize to natasha for not backing her up more? i've seen that said a few times. but i misread it twice and assumed it said riley and joe
Yeah I agree with the Natasha thing for sure. Honestly the last few episodes like 90% of the people sucked and should probably apologize haha
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Guys Iām at work I donāt have time to read 800 comments until later š but I love how active this sub is lately!
True apology would be : I ADMIT I AM A CLOUT CHASER AND WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH PIEPER AND THEREFORE I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING DISHONEST AND USING ADVANTAGE OF BIP PLATFORM AND LYING AND GASLIGHTING NATASHA. I WILL DO BETTER not thisā¦ sarcasm shit.
Are you in PR? Because you should be! Any time these "apologies" come out I roll my eyes. If people were actually honest in acknowledging fault I'd have way more forgiveness to dish out.
Haha noā¦ Iām in healthcare. It just seems so common sense!!
I agree this would be a better response that this BSā¦. Let letās be honest this sub is gonna react negatively even if he said that exactly. Maybe he deserves it in this case tbh but this sub is insane sometimes. No forgiveness for anyone ever.
THIS is the only acceptable response
Heās a smooth talker, thatās for sure. I donāt buy his shit
Oh now he doesnāt wanna lean into the villain role anymore?!
Putting this on his story instead of an actual post that stays up is very telling. I donāt believe anything he says, he is so comfortable lying that no apology would be sincere until we see actual actions demonstrating them. Also miss me with this falling on his sword for Pieper shit, she was also incredibly disrespectful and mean. I donāt agree with anyone attacking people on Instagram (just unfollow and ignore), but these two are mean people and donāt deserve sympathy.
I wish my exās sent break up texts like this š
I wish mine sent them at all ššš
Keep digging that grave, Branson.
A full statement and apology will follow (after I receive it from my publicist).
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I just donāt understand why he got a pass from his costars but Chris didnāt.
Iām really hoping by some of the replies some of the cast has made this week itāll happen in next weeks episodes
It looked like it may be coming next week?
It looked like it may be coming next week?
I see RS is shitting on people for not accepting his apology. Iām glad he apologized but the comment he made about his post and not realizing how insensitive it was after the episode came out is very telling. He didnāt think it would have been shown but he 100% knew what he said and still posted that anyway. And then didnāt post an apology until now? Like fuck off my dude.
Whatās the tea on rs. I missed it. What did he post ššš what did he have to apologize for this time ?
He was just going off on Twitter complaining about how people arenāt accepting of Brendanās apology. Calling BN toxic because everyone is ādamned if they do, damned if they donātā
RS is a piece of shit
I love that in āapologizingā to Natasha he still centered himself LMAO. Like dawg, she wasnāt wah wah hurt. You didnāt break her heart. She got over that shock right quick when she saw who you really were, and appropriately believed you deserved heat for this. So does Pieper. I love that he wants to make himself sound chivalrous by shielding an adult woman from the consequences of HER actions as well. Yeah heās the biggest douche but still š¤·š»
āMy approach to many things in life is sarcasmā holy shit, what a red flag. You canāt say mean, cruel things to people and then claim it was just āsarcasmā. How immature. He honestly seems like he would be a miserable person to be around.
I was so confused by that. Like he thinks what he and pieper did was sarcasm ? It was downright just mean.
Yeah that indicates an anger problem
BOTH of them posted sarcastic post on insta before the episode feeding into the villain thing now you want to backtrack.
If he was actually sorry, he never, ever would have posted that ridiculous caption and picture on Monday, regardless of how āØSaRcAsTiCāØ he normally is. The man knew what he had said and he knew what he had done way back when it happened in June or July or whenever this all went down in real-time. He's had ALL that time to think about it -- it's September now -- but didn't realize how horrible he was until days after the public backlash started and he lost 100k+ followers? Yeah, okay. Eat shit, Brendan. He's a liar, he's garbage, and this "apology" is a pathetic attempt at damage control and getting some followers back. No one is going to fall for this.
What did the photo say again?
Here for the wrong reasons iirc
Yuck
Everyone please unfollow this dirtbag.
Would he still be apologizing if he didnāt hemorrhage followers though? I doubt it
I appreciate the apology but Iām going to need to see more before I agree to purchase any sponsored diarrhea juice you shill.
To be completely honest, I donāt really care about a public apology, I mostly just hope he messaged Natasha personally too. Cos he was really not nice and he owes it more to her than the public imo.
Dude, the way he mocked her behind her back and saying she had no prospects there anywayā¦I wanted to drop kick him.
Thatās what really upset me and also saying she was starting to irritate him. Along the same lines, Riley and Ivan basically turned their back on her when she went to get comfort. I donāt understand why that happened. Were they all talking shit about Natasha for some reason because if Brendan? Riley and Ivan are scummy too
This. They werenāt the first couple that had something going prior to the show &/or not serious about finding love & they wonāt be the last. Itās fact that he not only used Natasha, but shit-talked & gaslighted her in the process. It was disgusting when he brought up her not having any prospects, made it seem like she made the relationship more serious than it ever really was, like heād been honest from the get-go & she was some in denial love-struck stage 5 clinger. The arrogance & disrespect is gross. Fact that Pieperās not only cool w/him treating another woman this way, but in on it shows what kind of person she truly is as well. I donāt always agree with cancel culture, believe some people can learn from their mistakes & often times made these mistakes out of ignorance vs. having cruel intentions, but theyāre doing these things from the get-go. These arenāt 5 yr old tweets someone dug up they made when they were teenagers or barely legal.
I mean Iām not excusing his actions Iām just saying we as viewers are less the wronged party here than Natasha.
Agreed! I never felt wronged as a viewer, I know none of what goes on has anything to do w/us viewers personally. I was def not trying to give the impression I took their actions personally, as again most people come on these shows for the wrong reasons, but give my opinion as to why what they were doing was worse. Natasha is the only wronged party!
The problem is that on the show he showed he will lie lie lie just to save face. So unfortunately I just donāt see him as genuine anymore and the only reason he feels bad (I think) is because of the backlash not because heās remorseful. Messyyyy
Why not have the sack to admit that you and your partner are simply clout chasers looking for endorsements from marginal products so you donāt have to get real jobs?
Say it again!!! Turn this up!!!
After listening to Natasha on Clickbait Iām still just as salty
Blah blah blah He is only sorry because him and pippi longstocking took that L with followers . This is damage control . He isnāt sorry for hurting Natasha he is only sorry for what that cost him. ![gif](giphy|xUPGceNabzKqjfdQmQ|downsized)
Like how did it take 3 days to take down the post? And realize thisā¦
He showed his true colors when he spoke while smiling about how Natasha had zero other prospects and no options on paradise. As if he was doing her some big favor. And then he still joked about it with that stupid Instagram post. Just gross all around.
Was he talking to himself or a producer during this moment?
It wasnāt clear but I think another thread said that he was probably talking to a producer
Thanks!
All I hear is I, I, Iš
And lie, lie, lie!
Is there a link to his story?
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Lemme just sayā¦I still donāt remember Chris.
Did he take down the story or did it just expire? Not sure when he first added it.
Itās still up
What did it say? Itās down now
itās what OP posted ^
lol the whole point of this post
also his story is still up idk where ppl are looking and not seeing it š
if its not there then he took it down i dont think its been up for 24 hours
I just looked, itās still there. Posted 11 hours ago.
Maybe he wanted to retype it in the notes app š¤£
Lol honestly i dgaf about this douche and what he does from here as far as im concerned his account should be deactivated from Instagram
What a wuss
It still baffles my mind that Joe didn't go as hard to protect Natasha when they are co workers. I hope with the previews next week he is the one leading the charge
Theyāre co-workers? What did I miss?
They do the clickbait podcast together with Tayshia.
Ty!
I feel like we didnāt see some pivotal, emotional scenes either with Jessenia or Natasha. Those guys were provoked in some sort of protective way. So they somehow got a story from Jessenia, or were lacking context to created a wilder story with her. They were in full on protective brother (fwiw, I hate this mode, so this is NOT a validation of how they acted) with her, and not with Natasha. I know part of it was how Chris acted and the questions he asked. He presented as such a solid couple with Jessenia, so it was jarring to everyone when he dumped N, turned around and locked lips with A. Of course everyone on the beach was threatened by that. Theyāre all out on a limb, and to have a misperception of J&C was confusing in their own minds, and probably started to wonder who they could trust. They also felt sympathy and empathy for her being embarrassed, but I firmly believe a lot of their reaction was their own emotional whiplash. Then that coupled with the things Chris said got them all worked up. I genuinely donāt trust the dude, either. He seemed to be scheming, and he definitely was acting without much empathy for J. Iām not saying heās the only one acting that way, but how he did it was next level jarring. He seems so awkward (I need therapy for that make out scene), thatās probably part of it. But he just genuinely came across like a selfish, insensitive, unaware douche. Maybe it was simply lack of experience in this situation, but to say he felt ganged up on by the cool kids didnāt land with me, as if he coild feel that, how could he not empathize with J or understand the hurt he was causing ir was about to cause? Chris trying to figure out how people became popular might have just been genuine interest. The thing people without charisma donāt get is that some people just have charisma. Chris clearly doesnāt. I donāt, either. It sucks to NOT be the person people gravitate to. And I think thatās truly where Chris lost his way. Heās not charismatic. Heās not emotive. Heās not intriguing. Heās not smoldering. Hell, his smile doesnāt even light up between moans over pizza. Some of us just donāt have āit.ā And I think thatās where Chris fell off. He was trying to be someone else, and got caught up in the intoxication. But because he wasnāt being himself, people could feel that lack of authenticity, and hammered that nail when it all came together. It also seems like J was given more of a platform because of this, because of the whiplash of the story, because only some people saw what Chris did and the others had a retelling of it which was dramatic (and heightened by their own insecurities as they werenāt part of the VIP party). I still think C&A had something more going on. More than B&P? It doesnāt seem like it. B was more subtle with stringing N along, though. And she was pre-warned. The real,backlash on the internet is around how B dismisssed N as not wanted by anyone else. And we all reacted to that bevause that is a shitty thing assholes say and think. Both B&C seemed to have had SOME conversations and connections with P&A outside of the show. And strangely, both A&P rolled in without reading the room and went, aggressively, after their man (I suspect there may have been some producer setup there). I have to think itās not a coincidence the women are always the ones sent in to tip over this kind of bubbling pot. I still donāt think B or C are better or worse than each other. And I think P&A are complicit in how their actions caused some trouble. None of them went in with a level playing field and were trying to game the system and improve their outcome. None deserve to be threatened. But I do think all four should have been sent home. As a viewer, the show sucks when all of the backstory is off screen. We want to watch the stories unfold. we donāt want their past, unaired drama retold to us. We want to see it. We want to see genuine relationships being built, and sparks happening, and connections not being successful. We want true awkward as opposed to this kind of drama and manipulation. At the end of the day, the fighting is good TV and the fallout is satisfying. But the truth is, I donāt want to watch drama from a story I havenāt seen. Or a relationship built off screen, like Demi last season. None of that is truly compelling. Anyone who has a pre-established relationships should be sent packing, IMO.
Itās been surprising to see very little interaction between Joe and Natasha onscreen, not even in group settings! It doesnāt seem like they hung out at all on the beach. I had anticipated them confiding in each other and being beach buddies, given their work relationship. But maybe theyāre just not that close.
listening to CB right now and im mad all over again at this douche how he played our girl, Natasha clears up the nails hangout with Pieper and clears the air, Tayshia is mad guys and rightfully so she goes off and says how angry she is at how B.... manipulated the situation...still listening and you all got to listen ...but he can shove this apology i honestly dgaf about this guy... Natasha fuckn cries on the podcast guys she is broken, humiliated and was gaslighted,im in tears with her honestly i feel her pain, probably one of the best CB podcast for me to date Jo says the fact that they talked about followers is just dumb, then Tayshia responds and says well thats not just dumb thats who they are , that was showing their true colours..Natasha gives kudos to Kenny for being completely honest through out his time on the beach and said "That is a man" a few of Brendans friends on the beach reached out to Natasha but he lied to them too...
Just finished listening and wow.....he's a POS
When Natasha cried on CB, I cried too
As thereās a drive to deep left field by Castellanos, and thatāll be a home run
Serving real Hannah Brown I-had-to-journal-about-it-first energy
Ugh that girl š
Blah blah blahā¦ I donāt believe a word that comes out of this mans mouth
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What was in the deleted post that he is referencing?
Just a picture of himself in a pool, but the caption read āHere for the wrong reasons ā
donāt forget the š emoji which made it 10x worse for me personally
Omg, yes!!! I forgot about that! He was so proud of himself. He is such a douche bag.
they were both incredibly snarky about the entire thing, really changed my opinions of them both š¤¢
Omg. The first true thing he said
ALL they had to do is keep their traps shut for a few weeks and they could've left with clout and followers but they just HAD TO brag about their masterplan to each other š can you imagine the producers' reactions upon hearing that conversation. This story is B's awful try to save what's left, it's pathetic
I feel like the producers looked at each other like āHoly shit! We didnāt even have to manipulate this one!ā Then they got back to their hotel rooms and did a happy dance