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"ABC is promoting &lt;strong&gt;\"The Bachelor&lt;/strong&gt;\" with a slap to the face by a contestant, but the victim tells TMZ he&amp;#160; doesn't want her prosecuted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/01/04/010411-bachelor-still.jpg\" alt=\"010411_bachelor_still\" style=\"display: none;\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\n{{tmz_video_0}}Brad tells TMZ, \"I think Chantal was just trying to make a statement about my past behavior and make a strong first impression, which she did. \"&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brad adds, \"I think what Chantal did was a light-hearted gesture which I took as such.&amp;#160; I do not condone violence in any relationship, nor would I keep someone around who I felt truly wished to do me harm.\" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As Brad left the premiere party last night -- he told us the slap was, \"very real and very hard.\" Brad also told us he didn't want Chantal prosecuted because he \"deserved\" it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what do you think?&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;\n&lt;div style=\"float: right;\"&gt;&lt;!-- relatedpoll --&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#160;\n&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://photos.toofab.com/galleries/the_babes_of_the_bachelor#tab=most_recent\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0104_bachelor_babes_footer\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/01/04/0104-bachelor-babes-footer-credit.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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