The BachelorcreatorMike Fleissis once again bringing upKhloé Kardashian‘s name while talking about who will be the next Bachelorette.
However while previously Fleiss suggested the newly single reality star would be a great choice, on Tuesday he rather cruelly said she was not Bachelorette material.
“@KhloéKardashian didn’t make the Top Five… #TheBachelorette,” Fleisstweetedalluding that Khloé, 34, wasn’t one of the final choices to be the star in the next season ofThe Bachelorette.
The dig comes after the tv producer, 54,teased the ideaof Khloé handing out roses on the famous franchise after it was revealed that her ex-boyfriendTristan Thompsonallegedly hooked up with family friendJordyn Woods.
“@khloekardashian is very much in contention… Stay tuned!” hewroteon Feb. 20 after asking fans for their input about who should lead the next season.
Khloé’s big sisterKim Kardashian Westwas quick to shut down the speculationwriting, “Fake f—— news big time!!!!”
Fleiss questioned her knowledgeof the situation, writing, “How would @KimKardashian know??? This is between me and @KrisJenner — and most importantly @khloekardashian !!!”
Kim, 38,shared a screenshot from a text threadwith Kris, 63, and Khloé in which both denied having anything to do withThe Bachelorette.
“No lol,” wrote Kris.
“Ewwww I mean put some respeck [sic] on my name,” replied Khloé.
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Khloé then confronted Fleiss on Twitter and even threatened legal action against him for using her name as “clickbait.”
“I’m not f—ing clickbait right now,” Kardashianwrote on TwitterSaturday. “Stop or you will be hearing from my lawyers. How insensitive!!”
After Khloé weighed in,Fleiss said that his goal was not to create clickbait, as she called it, but rather to simply help “people find true love — nothing more!!!”
“One of the things we look for in choosing #TheBachelorette is a great sense of humor… Might be time to look elsewhere,” he added.
Khloé has yet to respond to Fleiss’ latest tweet.
On Monday, a source told PEOPLE Khloé is “doing okay” — but certainlywon’t be jumping back into the dating sceneanytime soon following Thompson’s scandal with Woods, 21.
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“She just needs time,” says the source. “It’s going to take so long for her to rebuild trust with anyone.”
“This is the second time this has happened,” adds the source, referencing Thompson’sfirst cheating scandal. The basketball player made headlines last April when photos and videos surfaced of him getting close to other women just days before Kardashiangave birthto their daughterTrue.
Though she initiallyforgave him, they had been living apart since the fall and an insider recently told PEOPLE that things “never really went back to normal” between the couple.
“It will take her a long time to date again,” says the source. “A significant amount of time.”
Part 2 ofThe Bachelor‘s finale airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
source: people.com
