'The Bachelorette' Winner Devin Strader Speaks Out on Arrest & Restraining Order

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Devin Strader from 'The Bachelorette' is speaking out on his previous arrest and the restraining order filed against him seven years ago. Devin won the final rose on the most recent season of the ABC reality show and was briefly engaged to Jenn Tran. The season ended in heartbreak when Jenn revealed during the 'After the Final Rose' special that Devin called off their engagement through a phone call.

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00:00Devin Strader from The Bachelorette is speaking out on his previous arrest

00:03and the restraining order filed against him seven years ago.

00:08Devin won the final rose in the most recent season of the ABC reality show

00:12and was briefly engaged to Jen Tran.

00:15The season ended in heartbreak when Jen revealed during the After the Final Rose special

00:19that Devin called off their engagement through a phone call.

00:23Back in 2017, Devin was arrested on accusations that he burglarized an ex-girlfriend's home in Louisiana.

00:29Reality Steve was first to report the news,

00:32publishing an affidavit reportedly from Devin's arrest warrant.

00:35The ex-girlfriend also noted other past incidents in a now unsealed petition

00:39which was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.

00:41She alleged that Devin once, quote,

00:43put me in a chokehold covering my mouth and spit on me and threw his drink on me

00:47at a Pelicans game in front of everyone in the stands.

00:50And after she awoke to bruises and a, quote, pounding head,

00:53she claims he said he almost killed her and didn't want to talk about it.

00:57She filed a restraining order and also alleged that he verbally and mentally abused her.

01:01Now, in a new statement to THR and shared on Devin's social media accounts,

01:06he says the accusations are, quote, simply not true.

01:09He said,

01:10Most recently, there have been challenges from a low point in my past

01:13that have been brought up and severely misconstrued.

01:16The accusations are simply not true as I have never inappropriately laid hands on another individual

01:21or treated my ex-girlfriend in any of the ways I have been depicted.

01:25That restraining order was never granted and fully dismissed.

01:28My college ex-girlfriend and I ended up reconciling

01:31and eventually ended our relationship on good terms.

01:34In his statement, Devin also addressed the 13-minute video he recently shared on Instagram

01:38in which he revealed private text messages between him and Jen

01:41as a means to defend himself and the relationship timeline

01:44that was presented during the Bachelorette finale.

01:47He said in a statement,

01:48Following my time on The Bachelorette,

01:50there have been many stories and misrepresentations put out in the media

01:54that I want to take a moment to address.

01:56I want to apologize for the video I released following the final episode.

01:59I am not proud of that lapse in judgment.

02:01I am truly grateful for my time on this show

02:03and for getting the chance to know and love Jen.

02:06I certainly regret hurting her in any way.

02:08She is a very special person and I wish her nothing but good things.

02:12News of Devin's background re-ups questions surrounding ABC's vetting process

02:16for the show's cast, given this is not the first time a casting controversy has clouded a season.

02:21A source close to the show told THR,

02:23We take the safety of our contestants very seriously

02:26and make every effort to conduct thorough diligence.

02:29As exhaustive as our vetting process is,

02:32this protective order did not surface in our searches.

02:35For more on this story, head to THR.com.

02:37This is The Hollywood Reporter News.

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