{"id":2110778,"date":"2025-10-23T16:35:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2110778"},"modified":"2025-10-23T16:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:35:10","slug":"golden-bachelor-mel-owens-slammed-after-sending-home-woman-who-opened-up-about-exs-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/golden-bachelor-mel-owens-slammed-after-sending-home-woman-who-opened-up-about-exs-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Bachelor Mel Owens Slammed After Sending Home Woman Who Opened Up About Ex\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans are calling out <i>Golden Bachelor<\/i> lead <b>Mel Owens <\/b>after the 66-year-old former NFL player sent home contestant <b>Debbie Siebers <\/b>during the show\u2019s Wednesday, October 22 episode \u2014 after she opened up about the devastating suicide of her ex-partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/golden-bachelor-mel-owens-picks-his-final-2-after-hometown-dates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Us Weekly reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>Us Weekly<\/i> reported<\/a>, the emotional hometown episode showed Siebers\u2019 heartfelt confession about losing her ex after his battle with depression. Despite the moving exchange, Owens chose contestants <b>Peg Munson <\/b>and <b>Cindy Cullers <\/b>for his final two, sending Siebers home in tears. The decision immediately sparked backlash online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TABDesign55\/status\/1981180629032325308\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:One X user;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">One <i>X<\/i> user<\/a> vented, \u201cMel is a terrible Bachelor. He\u2019s a cold fish \u2014 no emotion, sense of humor, affection. No wonder his wife left him! All he wants to do is watch football!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another agreed, \u201cMy thoughts exactly! He shows no emotion whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another viewer simply called the entire season \u201ca sham.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The hits keep coming for Owens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Star<\/i> readers will recall that the criticism follows earlier controversy over Owens\u2019 comments about only <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/nfl-player-turned-lawyer-mel-155444103.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:wanting women between the ages of \u201c45 to 60,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">wanting women between the ages of \u201c45 to 60,<\/a>\u201d which some fans saw as dismissive of older contestants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And a<i>s <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/golden-bachelor-ratings-plummeting-during-143513061.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Star has reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><i>Star<\/i> has reported<\/a>, the show\u2019s second season has seen viewership drop by more than half compared to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/former-golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-200813753.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gerry Turner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><b>Gerry Turner<\/b><\/a>\u2019s headline-making premiere in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/golden-bachelor-mel-owens-slammed-after-sending-home-woman-who-opened-up-about-exs-death\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Golden Bachelor Mel Owens Slammed After Sending Home Woman Who Opened Up About Ex\u2019s Death;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Golden Bachelor Mel Owens Slammed After Sending Home Woman Who Opened Up About Ex\u2019s Death<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/simu-liu-proposes-under-eiffel-173318075.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><i>Star<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>Star<\/i> as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=starmagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans are calling out Golden Bachelor lead Mel Owens after the 66-year-old former NFL player sent home contestant Debbie Siebers during the show\u2019s Wednesday, October 22 episode \u2014 after she opened up about the devastating suicide of her ex-partner. As Us Weekly reported, the emotional hometown episode showed Siebers\u2019 heartfelt confession about losing her ex [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2110779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[399764,399483,376158,376159],"class_list":["post-2110778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-cindy-cullers","tag-debbie-siebers","tag-golden-bachelor","tag-mel-owens"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Golden-Bachelor-Mel-Owens-Slammed-After-Sending-Home-Woman-Who.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2110778"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2110780,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110778\/revisions\/2110780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2110779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2110778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2110778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2110778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}