Kaitlyn Bristowe is “a little bit disappointed” in the best way ex-fiancé Jason Tartick dealt with the aftermath of her New 12 months’s Eve drama.
“It’s really disappointing to me, the way that Jason’s kind of leaning into the victim mentality,” Bristowe, 38, shared through the Thursday, January 4, episode of her “Off the Vine” podcast. “I don’t want to dismiss that he’s hurting. I don’t want to dismiss that his feelings are valid and his feelings are hurting. I have talked to him so openly and honestly. We have been so transparent with each other to have respect for one another.”
Bristowe famous that she’s “really confused” as a result of she thought they had been “in such a good space” following their break up. “We speak kindly about each other, we had the best time at Chris Harrison’s wedding,” she added.
“He came over the other day and I gave him a house tour,” she added. “I have found myself to be like, I want to invite him in, I want to show him the new house.”
Following Bristowe and Tartick’s August 2023 break up, the previous Bachelorette moved out of their shared Nashville residence. To have a good time the acquisition of her new home, Bristowe hosted a New 12 months’s Eve bash, which a number of members of Bachelor Nation attended. Tayshia Adams’ ex Zac Clark was on the social gathering and sparked romance rumors with Bristowe after a video of her arm round his shoulders went viral on January 1.
After followers began to take a position that Bristowe and Clark had been greater than pals, Tartick appeared to subtly deal with the drama with a social media publish declaring that January 2 was “the first official day of 2024.”
“This is my platform, my Instagram, my podcast, I should be able to just say and speak my truth, but so many times I want to protect people,” Bristowe defined throughout Thursday’s podcast episode. “I don’t want to take them down.”
Nonetheless, she felt inclined to debate what went down with Tartick.
“The word disappointment keeps coming up,” Bristowe stated. “I feel so disappointed that someone could use a false narrative, like a false narrative accusation to garner sympathy for themselves.”
The “false accusation” she gave the impression to be referring to was the fan hypothesis that Bristowe had cheated with Clark, finally ending her engagement to Tartick. She has since shut down this narrative.
“Here to say that there was never an ounce of cheating happening and I will not stand for this rumor. Y’all are NASTY in here. Anywho. Swear on my dogs lives,” Bristowe clarified in an Instagram touch upon January 1. “No cheating went on. So we can just put that to rest. Thank you!! Happy new year everyone. Go donate some blood or somethin!”