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Bachelorette viewers were shocked to find out that Jenn Tran and Devin Strader broke up shortly after their engagement. ABC exec Robert Mills took to social media to imply something else caused Jenn Tran and Devin Strader to split. Keep reading to find out more.

ABC Exec Hints There’s More To Jenn Tran & Devin Strader’s Split

Jenn Tran revealed to a shocked audience that Devin Strader ended their engagement in a phone call last month. He admitted on After The Final Rose that he immediately regretted getting engaged but couldn’t give a clear explanation for the breakup.

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In a moment that disgusted viewers, Jesse Palmer played the footage of Jenn Tran proposing to Devin in Hawaii during the final rose ceremony.

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The women vying for Arie Luyendyk Jr.'s heart have finally been revealed!

ABC unveiled the 29 women hoping to find love on The Bachelor in a press release on Friday. Interestingly, shared the women "who can be revealed" -- and 29 is less than the 30 women who competed for Nick Viall last season of The Bachelor. 

The average age of this season's women is 27, nine years younger than Luyendyk. Among them are four Laurens, two Rebeccas (though one spells her name Rebekah), two Brittanys (one spells her name Brittane), a Jenny and a Jenna. Something tells us things will get a little complicated on night one!

Meet Luyendyk's ladies below: 

Ali, 27, personal stylist, Dallas, Texas

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Amber, 29, business owner, Denver, Colorado

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Annaliese, 32, event designer, San Francisco, California

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Ashley, 25, real estate agent, West Palm Beach, Florida

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Rebecca (Becca), 27, publicist, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Rebekah (Bekah), nanny, Los Angeles, California

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Bibiana, 30, executive assistant, Miami...

Get ready to celebrate the new year with new love (hopefully). 

Arie Luyendyk Jr.'s season of The Bachelor will premiere on Jan. 1, 2018, because honestly, the premiere of this show should be a national holiday anyway. 

Along with the big premiere date, ABC also revealed a brand new poster featuring Luyendyk's salt-and-pepper hair and his new tagline: "Worth the wait." 

The 36-year-old race car driver has certainly been waiting. He last appeared on a Bachelor show in 2012, after getting his heart broken in the finale of Emily Maynard's season of The Bachelorette. Though Luyendyk's casting in September seemed to come out of nowhere, ABC executive Robert Mills told Et that the timing was right for the Arizona native to find love. 

Exclusive: 'Bachelor' Arie Luyendyk Jr. Is 'Very Serious About Finding Love' (Exclusive)

"He's incredibly sincere," Mills insisted. "He's dated a lot of women since Emily, but he says he's never been in love since Emily, and that's...

Day one of his official Bachelor duties, and Arie Luyendyk Jr. is looking good!

The 36-year-old race car driver began filming season 22 of the ABC dating show on Wednesday. 

"Guess who's back? Back again. Arie's back. Tell a friend. #TheBachelor #JanuArie," Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss captioned a pic of Luyendyk as he prepared to meet the women. 

Related: The First Promo for Arie Luyendyk Jr.'s Season of 'The Bachelor' Is Here!

"Fantastic group of women," Fleiss added. "@ariejr has got some tough choices to make tonite... #thebachelor."

Exclusive: Arie Luyendyk Jr's Ex-Girlfriend Says She Was 'Blindsided' By 'Bachelor' Casting & Their Breakup

Though Luyendyk's casting seemed to come out of nowhere, ABC Executive Robert Mills told Et that the timing was right for the Arizona native to become the Bachelor over fan favorite Peter Kraus -- and Kraus agreed. 

"It was such an emotional roller coaster. I didn't...

Peter Kraus already broke his silence in an emotional Instagram post after Arie Luyendyk was officially announced as the next Bachelor star but he didn't exactly reveal why he lost the opportunity to hand out roses in season 22. Now ABC reality programming executive Robert Mills explains why the Bachelorette season 13 runner-up wasn't ready to be the reality dating series' next leading man.

Peter Kraus won’t be finding his forever love on the upcoming season of The Bachelor, but there’s a possibility he could in the future.

On Thursday, Bachelor Nation was shocked to learn that Kraus — the runner-up on Rachel Lindsay‘s season 13 of The Bachelorette — wouldn’t be the franchise’s new leading man and that fellow Bachelorette alum Arie Luyendyk Jr. was selected instead.

But before Luyendyk Jr. was officially chosen, 31-year-old Kraus was one of the contenders that were in the running for the coveted position of Bachelor.

“Peter was absolutely in discussion. He sort of alluded to that as well.

Bachelor in Paradise might not be over, but what about its aftershow? Recently, ABC executive Robert Mills spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about why there will be not After Paradise this season.Season four of Bachelor in Paradise just premiered on August 14th. The season was nearly cancelled earlier this summer when Warner Bros. shut down production after allegations of sexual misconduct arose. However, after an internal investigation found no evidence, the production studio resumed filming on the reality show spinoff.Read More…...

Fox CEO and Chairman, Dana Walden, admits that she "feels bad" knowing that American Idol will be airing on another network.

During a conference call as part of the network's upfronts in New York City on Monday, Walden revealed that Fox did make an offer to FremantleMedia -- the production company behind Idol -- to have the singing show return to TV on their network in 2020, but lost out to ABC, who plans to revive the program as early as 2018.

Exclusive: Harry Connick Jr. Weighs in on Kelly Clarkson Joining The Voice and American Idol Reboot

Walden explained that after 15 seasons of Idol airing on Fox and it only being off the air for a year, network executives thought 2018 would be "way too soon" to have the show make a comeback. "It’s obviously a tough one for us," Walden said of losing Idol to ABC. "We tried to engage Fremantle in conversations about bringing it back...

The life and legacy of Princess Diana is the subject of a new prime-time documentary.

On Monday, ABC and Time Inc.’s People announced the upcoming television event, which will air on ABC over two nights in August. The four-hour special, featuring new interviews with those who knew her, will offer fresh perspective on the woman known around the world as the People’s Princess.

“Princess Diana has appeared on the cover of People 57 times – more than anyone in the history of the People brand,” said Jess Cagle, People’s Editor-in-Chief and Time Inc.’s Editorial Director, Entertainment and Style Group.

It's no secret that Nick Viall has been unlucky in love during his tenure in the Bachelor franchise. The poor guy has been runner-up in not one, but two consecutive seasons of The Bachelorette and, considering his new gig as The Bachelor, all signs point to another letdown for Nick once all is said and done on this season of Bachelor in Paradise. But the powers that be at ABC feel certain that the fourth time is the charm—and that The Bachelor is where he was always meant to be. "I think part of his charm that's really come out on Bachelor in Paradise is he's so great with the girls, and not as a romantic interest to all of them, but almost as a big brother or good male friend," ABC exec Robert Mills...

While the rest of the world has to wait until Thursday night to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens, celebrities and critics alike gathered for the world premiere screening in Hollywood last night. Full reviews won't be posted until Wednesday, but a slew of actors, filmmakers and online reviewers took to their Twitter accounts to share their early reactions with the fans, which were overwhelmingly positive. Although there were a few slightly negative takes on the most highly-anticipated movie of the year. One thing's for certain, this premiere event was for the ages.

Actors such as Patton Oswalt, Rainn Wilson, Rob Lowe, Fred Savage, Elizabeth Banks, Dane Cook, Josh Gad and Eric Stonestreet chimed in with their thoughts on Twitter, while another celebrity even got into the cosplay spirit during the premiere. Joseph Gordon-Levitt showed up to the premiere, which was held simultaneously at both the El Capitan Theatre and...

Update: Yeah, fans had strong reactions after Kaitlyn and Nick got hot and heavy in Dublin. It didn't help that they made out in a church (!) before going back to her hotel room. Check out some of the reactions on Twitter -- a lot of fans were most disgusted that she did this with Nick. If it were Shawn, maybe they'd feel differently. But no, making out in a church would not go over well with anyone.

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It was only a matter of time and apparently that time is tonight. Right after Kaitlyn Bristowe was revealed as "The Bachelorette" for Season 11, ABC shared a promo that teased a sex scandal, 'cause she apparently had sex with one of the guys while still dating the rest of the harem. It sounds like the Monday, June 22 Week 6 episode set in Dublin, Ireland is going to cover that sex territory and...

The idea of a fantasy suite just got a whole lot funnier!

After her hilarious appearance on "The Bachelorette" this week, ABC is courting Amy Schumer as the lucky lady who would be handing out roses to potential suitors.

The idea might seem like a stunt, but Robert Mills, ABC Entertainment's Senior Vice President of Alternative Series, Specials and Late-Night Programming, made the idea social media official.

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The Bachelorette wants to make our dreams come true. Hey guys, remember that time we not-so-jokingly asked who else would want to see Amy Schumer as the next Bachelorette after her epic appearance in Monday's episode of the ABC reality hit, in which she hilariously called out Jj for being "a turd"? Well, it looks like ABC was listening! Robert Mills, the senior vice president of Alternative Series, Specials and Late-Night Programming for ABC Entertainment, tweeted an "official offer" to the beloved comedian on Tuesday and we're kind of freaking out. "Ok here is the official offer to @amyschumer to become #TheBachelorette," he wrote. "Just say yes...

Between the boxing and the stand-up comedy, a lot happened on The Bachelorette Monday.

But the key takeaway – other than that having a bunch of dudes hit each other is an awkward way to impress a lady – is that a lot of people really liked Amy Schumer's appearance. – and now ABC executive Robert Mills is saying he wants the comedian to be the next lady looking for love on national TV.

Ok here is the official offer to @amyschumer to become #TheBachelorette. Just say yes and we start tomorrow. #DraftAmy

— Robert Mills (@Millsy11374) May 26, 2015

Schumer, it seems, is totally down.

Robert Mills has been named head of ABC’s Alternative Series, Specials & Late-Night Programming. The now-senior vice president and former vice president already occupied the position on an interim basis, replacing former Executive Vice President Lisa Berger, who lasted just one year. In the role, Mills will lead development, current production and specials for ABC’s alternative series and report directly to Paul Lee, President, ABC Entertainment Group. Also Read: Ratings: ‘Two and a Half Men’ Series Finale Scores Biggest Viewership Since April 2013 At the time, Berger said of her early departure: “In the end we found our creative sensibilities weren’t aligned.

Robert Mills has been promoted to Svp Alternative Series, Specials & Late-Night Programming for ABC Entertainment effective immediately. Mills, previously a VP, had been running ABC’s alternative department on an interim basis since the November departure of the network’s previous head of alternative, Evp Lisa Berger, after a rocky year-long tenure. While as a VP he could be considered a little junior for the top alternative programming post at a network, Mills is well…...

Justine became semi-famous on Dec. 20 when her extremely offensive tweet went viral, and stars and fans began to weigh in on the latest Twitterstorm. See what they had to say!

Justine Sacco, who works as a communications director for the media conglomerate Iac, likely wasn’t the only one to tweet something extremely foul and racist on Dec. 20, but nevertheless, she and her tweet became the center of a viral Twitter trend, with fans and stars like Alyssa Milano and Piers Morgan commenting on her ignorance.

Stars & Fans React To Justine Sacco’s Racist Tweet

After she tweeted (and deleted), “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” and then deleted her Twitter account altogether, celebs started expressing their disgust:

We all saw that awful tweet, Justine.

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) December 21, 2013

I think someone’s been sent to the naughty chair… @justinesacco

— Piers Morgan...