Sound Off: Bonnie's Interview With Jason Mesnick & Molly Malaney

[The Bonnie Hunt Show]

Bonnie interviews Jason and Molly on Monday. After you watch it, share your thoughts.

[michelle]

ok....here I go again.i have to make another comment!..another thing no one has mentioned is that Deanna showing up on the show the day of the rose cermony was STUPID!! Dont u think that could have easily messed with his head and influenced his decision?? That is 100% the producers wanting ratings..they showed Deanna being there in EVERY preview ...from the beginning..so OBVIOUSLY...it was a planned thing! she showed up in New Zealand! ARE U KIDDING ME???? couldnt she have just called?? or better yet done nothing!!!!!! Bonnie and no other talk show mentioned that or asked Jason abt it!!!!!

[MH]

Wow,
Michelle........take a deep breath. This was a show that all of the parties involved chose to be on and participate in. Jason especially knew what he was in for.......he was on the Bachelorette.

I absolutley agree that the producers of the Bachelor, probably can't believe thier good fortune at Jason's decisions and his choice to be so public and continue to give interviews.

Keep in mind it is his choice to continue to be in the limelight. He continues to keep himself in the court of public opinion and if you have watched some of the programs he has been on, he does tell a couple of different stories. It was suspect that when Bonnie questioned him further about some of the background on his "sudden" withdrawl from Melissa, instead of his, I am sorry speech he did not want to answer any more questions and appeared to be more hostile and embarrased.

I don't think attacking Melissa makes him a man with any more integrity and I have not heard Melissa attack him or Molly as of yet. She seems to be moving on, good for her. As for her family, perhaps they just didn't want to be associated with what they saw going on. We don't know and good for them for keeping thier silence and supporting thier daughter.........which is what Molly's parents also seem to be doing.

I do, feel Molly may be in for a bumpy ride and I hope she will see these interviews are not beneficial. If Jason really LOVES Molly, he would take a step back and see to her emotional needs and give her some undivided attention. Having the person you Love re-live and hear repeatedly that Melissa was the one, she was everything I wanted in a wife and mother must make her pause and question the validity of thier relationship.

I hope Molly and Melissa will be okay. Jason, something tells me he will always be okay and will land on his feet. I think he puts his needs first in all he does, including relationships.

[jan gonnerman]

the worst comment i heard from any of the three of them was from melissa on ellen. her ending comment was a sound-bite for hollywood 411 where madison michelle, a melissa supporter, said, ouch, when she heard it.

[In CA Dreamin']

I'm watching Bonnie, she's giving the information needed to enter the contest for a trip to Ireland... and my local station broke in with a news report of a fire at an apartment complex...

I didn't get the clue and I am ticked!!!

I just called the station and the PD said, "ohhhh...." Not my day!

[Tess]

I don't understand why people are so crazed over this version of the Bachelor. In all the years it's been on only 1 couple has ever gotten married. Many have been engaged but lots of times the engagement doesn't make it to the follow up show. The only difference between this version and previous versions is that he broke up with her on national television instead of in private. Yes it's a reality show but there is nothing real about it. This couple has had more than their 15 minutes of fame, why waste anymore time on them.

As I don't watch the Bachelor, I thought Bonnie's interview with them was extremely awkward. It was hard to watch. I got the feeling she really wanted to lay into them, but was trying to remain some what polite. They shouldn't of been on, it was a waste of time that could have been spent on another interview.

[Susan]

I read some comments by people who were upset with the way Bonnie conducted the interview, and I'm really surprised! I thought Bonnie did a wonderful job! Everybody is always praising her wonderful quality of being natural and fresh and REAL. So should she have FAKED her feelings in the interview? She was sweet and firm, kind and serious, and her sincere concern for all parties involved was obvious. Bonnie is a terrific actress, but I wouldn't want her to ACT as though she's 100% in favor of something she disapproves of!

[michelle]

I love Bonnie..too ..but I think that the thing that has many so upset with the interview was when Bonnie implied that jason wasnt really a "single parent"..becasue his ex wife shares custody...which just made an uncomfortable situation worse...Jason has enough to explain and clear up..and i think that he didnt need one more issue..when he does consider himself a single parent...im divorced,,,,have 3 daughters ages 11,12 & 13..share custody with my ex whos a great dad....but i am single and consider myself a single mom...cause when i have my kids..im alone with them!

[Audra Behling]

I thought Bonnie did Fabulous! She asked all the questions everyone has wondered and said the things everyone has thought. She did an Awsome job.

[Cheryl Partridge]

I agree-she was so focused on the "reality" part of Jason/Molly/Melissa...I started getting a little queasy with
the fakey-shakey kissing and touchy-feely part...GREAT INTERVIEW!! Harkens back to the Real Housewives
interview-why should Bonnie have to be that phoney-baloney interviewer we are all sick of...go for it Bonnie-keep
it real and stay with your line of questioning--even though Jason was so oblivious to what you were really asking...
honestly the PDA was OTT (over the top!) And oh by the way...she'll be gone soon---sorry just didn't feel the
connection not matter how hard they tried! (and oh he tried so hard...kind of pathetic in a way)

[Marlyse Berge]

Bonnie, I thought you were awesome in your interview with the Mess-nick. You asked all the right questions and didn't let him off the hook with his puppy dog eyes and sad face. I am so tired of him. Molly seems like a nice girl, but if I were her mom I'd be telling her to run for the hills. I didn't know that they had asked Molly to be the next bachelorette before Jillian until I heard it on your show. That makes me think that she did know about Jason and Melissa because they announced Jillian as the next bachelorette before Jason told Molly. Hmmmm....I wonder?? Melissa was so good on Dancing with the Stars and I thought ...Gee I wonder if Jason is seeing this and changing his mind again.

[michelle]

the show when Jason Told Molly ....was filmed abt 7 weeks ago!!!! So...that happened..then they chose jillian..FYI

[Cheryl]

Dawn Stout,
I was just going to say this very thing. Who has gone more public with interviewers? Not Melissa, not even Molly, Jason wins that prize. Melissa did one interview and it was a brief one at that. I don't really hear her asking for pity either. Maybe there are some interviews that I don't know about? Some secret interviews where Melissa is calling herself a victim and asking for sympathy? I surely have not seen any!