Stephen Carbone, AKA Reality Steve, has been covering The Bachelorette season 16.
On an Instagram live, the reality guru gloated he can't be canceled because he's self-employed. Reality Steve, however, has recently found himself in hotter and hotter water with Bachelor Nation. Let's take a look at some of Reality Steve's biggest scandals.
Bachelor Lawsuits
As a site that's dedicated to spoiling the outcome of The Bachelor franchise, Reality Steve has been sued by NZK Production and Horizon Alternative Television, a division of Warner Bros, multiple times. The first instance was in 2011, during the sixteenth season of The Bachelor. Steve was sued for soliciting information from individuals who were under an NDA contract. Reality Steve, who revealed Clayton as the lead maintained his innocence, but with the legal bills piling up, he settled and agreed to not anyone d with the franchise. Reality Steve claims that he never goes out in search of spoilers; sources come to him. This claim didn't stop another lawsuit the following year, accusing Steve of breaching the settlement. This second lawsuit was privately settled and Steve continues to spoil each season.
Reality Steve's Misogynistic Blog Posts
Popular Bachelor podcast Chatty Broads, which features former contestant Bekah Martinez and her co-host Jess Ambrose unearthed past blog posts by Reality Steve that were full of misogynistic views. Most of these posts were aimed at Bachelor 19 and former contestant Jade Tolbert (née Roper). They were mainly focused on stigmatizing her past with Playboy and lewd comments about her sexuality. Reality Steve took to Twitter to issue an apology stating: "I'm embarrassed I thought that way, I'm embarrassed I wrote it, and ever since, I've done whatever I could to change that line of thinking."
Reality Steve Crossing The Line With Female Contestants
After Reality Steve's apology about past blog posts, fan-favorite contestant Nick Viall's season of The Bachelor and BIP, spoke up about her own negative experience with Steve. She opened up about her experience on the popular Clickbait podcast about the power Steve wields over contestants. Kristina also said that Steve posted personal information about her life against her wishes. After those claims came out, Reality Steve posted in a blog post, explaining he will no longer have "personal relationships" with Bachelor contestants.
Despite all of his scandals and lawsuits, Reality Steve continues to be one of the most recognizable figures in Bachelor Nation. His spoilers and salacious gossip blog seem to show no signs of stopping. One of his most scandalous confessions is? He doesn't even enjoy The Bachelor that much; he's more of a Survivor fan.
Source: Reality Steve, Reality Steve /Twitter, Demi Burnett/ Twitter