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Rumor Patrol: Roberto Martinez Suffered “Emotional Abuse” from Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky
1 day ago by Gina Carbone

Roberto Martinez and Ali Fedotowsky Get Cozy at the Reality Rocks Expo on April 9, 2011
Photo Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Images

The tide of public opinion seemed to turn against Ali Fedotowsky after her late 2011 breakup with Bachelorette fiance Roberto Martinez. She was the one who spoke publicly about the split, while Roberto remained silent. A new In Touch Weekly story feeds the flames of that anti-Ali sentiment, claiming Roberto’s new (still unofficial) gig as The Bachelor “is the ultimate revenge” for how she treated him in their relationship.

Granted, neither Hottie Dimples nor Ali is actually quoted in the story. It’s all unnamed “friends.”

One of Ali’s “friends” said, “Ali always told me Roberto hated that she was so public. It was the source of their fights. Now he wants to be this famous guy? She says he’s a hypocrite.”

A friend of Roberto’s counters, “Ali was not in the relationship for love. She wanted to be famous.” The friend then reveals Ali got frustrated with her lack of career momentum and took it out on Roberto.

“She treated Roberto horribly,” the friend says. “In the end, it was the emotional abuse that made him walk away. [...] The way Ali treated Roberto ignited a fire under him — and now she’s dealing with the repercussions.”

Harsh stuff. Maybe it’s legit. Maybe not. It’s important to note that none of it comes from Roberto himself — he’s still on the record as having said nothing on the breakup. Classy move or waiting for the right moment — like, say, announcing his turn on The Bachelor?

Source: In Touch Weekly

Bachelor drama Roberto's Revenge On Ali

Roberto Martinez one-ups his ex Ali Fedotowsky by being named the next Bachelor

Two years ago, he was a low-key insurance agent who won the heart of Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky. Now, after signing on as the new Bachelor following the couple's November 2011 split, Roberto Martinez's star has sharply risen, threatening to undo Ali's world.

Sources close to the reality star say she's flipping out as she prepares for her once publicity-shy ex to become a household name. "Ali always told me Roberto hated that she was so public. It was the source of their fights," a friend of the reality star,* 27, tells In Touch. "Now, he wants to be this famous guy? She says he's a hypocrite."

Or perhaps he's simply beating his limelight-loving ex at her own game. "Ali was
not in the relationship for love," a friend of Roberto's tells In Touch. "She wanted to be famous," adds his friend, who blames the former Facebook employee's focus on building a career in Hollywood -- rather than a home with her fiancé in San Diego -- for the couple's breakup. "She wanted to segue straight into something else after The Bachelorette. Ultimately, their time apart never gave them a chance."
Worse still, says the friend, Ali took out her frustrations over her stalled career on Roberto, 29. "She got very frustrated with the lack of momentum," says the friend, who says Ali was passed over for a spot on ABC's Dancing With the Stars, while a TV pilot she filmed never panned out. And, of course, there was the abandoned wedding.

"She was desperate for a big, splashy TV special," says the friend. But the more Ali chased celebrity, the faster her dream faded, says the friend. "She treated Roberto horribly. In the end, it was the emotional abuse that made him walk away."
And walk away he did -- straight into a part on a red-hot show. Ali, says her friend, is distraught. "She's dreading the whole fantasy-suite situation." Former Bachelorette hopeful Shawntel Newton isn't surprised: "Roberto's a catch," she tells In Touch. "I'll bet there will be a long line of girls! Ali will have a hard time watching the show."

Her complaints get no sympathy from Roberto's friend. "The way Ali treated Roberto ignited a fire under him - and now she's dealing with the repercussions," says the friend. "This is the ultimate revenge."

*There's a larger-sized quote highlighted in blue in the article right here: "Ali's devastated. Her whole plan for life after The Bachelorette got foiled." -- A friend of Roberto's

Captions from the pictures in the article:

HAPPIER TIMES "Roberto obviously loved Ali, and part of him still does," says his friend.

Ali's dread: seeing her ex get more successful
WATCHING HIM MOVE ON "She is not thrilled about seeing him with other women," says a friend of Ali's.

NOW HE'S THE STAR
While Ali has a hosting gig on regional channel LX.TV, Roberto will woo millions of viewers each week on ABC's hit show.

SHE'S GOING TO LOOK BAD
"Ali knows she'll be painted as the villian," says Roberto's friend. "She'll have no control."