Top 20 'Bachelor' Moments: Bad Boy Bentley Bails

We’ll say one thing for The Bachelor franchise: It’s definitely an equal-opportunity vilifier. For every five mean/crazy/weepy/generally unhinged women featured on The Bachelor, there’s at least one jerky bad boy singled out for public ridicule on The Bachelorette. One such d-bag is the star of ABC’s No. 15 moment in their #20DaysOfBachelor countdown: Bentley, the smarmy single dad from Season 7 of The Bachelorette. As you’ll recall, Bentley told anyone who would listen — except Bachelorette Ashley, of course — that he did not find Ashley attractive and that he had no intention of marrying her. So why was he there? Not entirely clear, other than the fact that he’s a sad fameosexual who couldn’t resist the siren song of reality television notoriety. After week three, though, Bentley decided it was time to “make Ashley cry” and go home, which he did.

Naturally, Bentley later returned to get 15 more minutes of fame ask for a second chance while Ashley was in Hong Kong, but by that time the Bachelorette had wised up to his d-bag antics.

Come back tomorrow, rose lovers, because we’ll be counting down all 20 Bachelor moments right here on Yahoo TV, leading up to ABC’s The Bachelor at 20: A Celebration of Love special on Feb. 14. It’s sure to be the most dramatic list… EVER.

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The Bachelor at 20: A Celebration of Love airs Sunday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. on ABC. The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC.