It was an outright lie.

Even then, Jamie maintained that he only said that to protect Michelle.

One fantweetsummed it up best: “Jamie just gaslit every man in that room.”

Jamie Skaar from The Bachelor smiling

Unsurprisingly, the former contestant has made a few other problematic statements, too.

Don’t defend me.

The same ppl w: hate prolly the same ppl that ask for pics when I’m out.

Jamie Skaar speaking to Michelle Young

It’s all good.

It’s all words on a screen.

He also reportedly had many appalling opinions about Black women.