If you’re a viewer of the relationship reality TV show The Bachelor, you probably already know that fan favorite, Ali Fedotwosky, left the show this Monday night, claiming that her employer wanted her back at work. Her employer isn’t just any old company, it’s Facebook, the company that just cracked 400 million users worldwide. But is there more going on than appears?
According to Silicon Alley Insider, Facebook issued Fedotwosky — a 25 year-old advertising accounts manager with the social networking giant — an ultimatum to choose between her job and the TV show. She supposedly chose her job (I guess those internal stock options are more valuable than being on the show?).
Wait, there’s more. Buzzing forums, Facebook fan pages, and entertainment magazine websites suggests that host Chris Harrison has been claiming it’s not over between Ali and the current season’s bachelor Jake Pavelka. Some viewers are speculating that Ali used the excuse of her employer, Facebook, threatening her job just to bluff Jake into picking her, and that it backfired.
Now according to another article on the Alley Insider site, Facebook says that they did not force Ali to quit. Other sources say Ali actually ran out of vacation time and had to make a decision to return or quit, with no current option for unpaid leave.
There’s further discussion below a photoshopped photo on Facebook itself that the show’s host might be right, that Ali, will return to this soap-opera like saga, but not to The Bachelor, rather as the next Bachelorette. Of course, the rumors that she has a brand new boyfriend in real-life might affect that possibility.
So maybe Facebook isn’t the monster some people were trying to suggest? Didn’t reality shows used to get taped weeks or months before they aired? I guess it’d be hard to capitalize on real-time social media feedback if that where the case. If you want to be part of that feedback, or tap the current discussion amongst Ali’s fans, check out her Facebook Fan page, which at this writing was nearing 8,000 members.
Also, check out scenes of “The Bachelor” which include Ali Fedotowsky in the video below:
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She ran out of vacation time. Not sure what your sources are, but I'd recommend reading realitysteve.com
Comment by Anon — February 12, 2010 @ 9:04 pm
Wow, what a dumb blonde. Little wonder advertising on FB is such a pain in the ass.
Comment by Wow — February 13, 2010 @ 9:43 am
POPPY COCK…DID NOT HAVE AMPLE NOTICE…REDICULOUS…
Comment by Facebook User — February 13, 2010 @ 1:59 pm
Alli really needs to stop complaining about Vienna. Not very attractive. She should be more into Jake. My vote is for Gia.
Comment by Sandy — February 13, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
Team Ali is huge! Hopefully she come back this Monday.
Great video compilations – http://www.thebachelorshow.com
Comment by Erin — February 13, 2010 @ 5:39 pm
I hope that this is not another Jillian/ Ed scenario I would definitely know the show is staged. I hope that he picks anyone but Ali She got to spend more time with him than anyone and guess what She is still a whiner!! Good bye Ali and I would hate to see her as the next bachelorette !
Comment by Barbara — February 15, 2010 @ 6:25 am
All that fake crying. How did I know that when the phone rings in the promo, it's going to be Ali saying she wants to come back????
I haven't liked her from the start. When the others warn Jake against people acting one way when they're with him and another when they're not, why aren't they mentioning her too?
It will stink if she comes back and is allowed to stay!
Comment by dianne — February 15, 2010 @ 3:31 pm
This is not an objective article coming from Facebook themselves. Trying not to look like the bad guy?
Comment by Facebook User — February 15, 2010 @ 7:20 pm
Um "facebook user", did you have the mistaken impression this site was *run* by Facebook?
Cause, um, no.
Comment by Baylink — February 17, 2010 @ 8:06 pm
This Show is a joke to me Jake and Jillian are the biggest dummy to me they both are going to stay with the person they pick so the viewer won't say we were right Jake family was real quick to change there mind about Vienna . Well I hope the best for the two but Jake needed Ali in my book.
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