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"The producers of The Bachelor have filed a second lawsuit against reality television reporter Steve Carbone.  Carbone, better known as Reality Steve, is known for leaking accurate spoilers of The Bachelor since 2009 on his popular website RealitySteve.com.    Bosses of the ABC reality show settled a lawsuit with Carbone six months ago, after accusing him of wrongfully soliciting and revealing secret information about the series.  The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Bachelor execs have sued Carbone again, claiming that despite an agreement reached in December 2011 he continues to seek out information from contestants and employees of the show.  On December 12, Carbone reportedly posted details about the first five episodes of the upcoming season of The Bachelor, complete with the names of eliminated contestants.  Carbone has defended himself against the suit, saying in a statement: &amp;quot;The suit was brought in violation of the settlement agreement I previously reached with the producers of the Bachelor series. &amp;quot;That agreement does NOT prevent me from publishing spoilers. The producers have provided no proof that I did anything in violation of our agreement because there is none.&amp;quot; The reporter added that he is prepared for a legal battle with producers, and is currently exploring legal options, including a counterclaim. The Bachelor faced a lawsuit last year, after accusations of racial discrimination against black contestants.  Season 17 of The Bachelor premieres January 7 on ABC in the US.  Photo gallery - Sean Lowe meets Bachelor women:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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