Marshall Glazeis speaking out after his ex-fiancéeJackelina “Jackie” Bondsaccused him of mistreating her off camera.
The television personality revealed that it was “very difficult” to set the record straight after watching the pre-taped interview with Jackie and new boyfriendJosh Demasbecause “it’s all dumped on you at once.”
Marshall and Jackie.Netflix
After learning one day before the reunion thathis ex wouldn’t attend, Marshall admitted he struggled with her decision.
“You spend a lot of time building up to the moment and you expend a lot of mental energy, a lot of mental jumping jabs, and I’ve been tired, I’ve been anxious,” he shared. “I’ve had my own mental issues with it. Just anxiety and not being able to sleep. It’s been difficult. And so for that to be just dumped on me was like,Wow, really?But I understand.”
He added, “I’m a very understanding person and all that I can do is just give people grace for their decisions and for their mental health and their instabilities.”
During the special, Marshall admitted he took it somewhat personally Jackie and herboyfriendJosh Demas opted not to attend the taping because they weren’t there “to defend themselves” and he was only able to present his side of the story. “For the second time in this experience,I have been slighted. One at the altar and now at the reunion,” he said, though Vanessa suggested he consider Jackie’s own “feelings and why she’s not here.”
In a pre-taped interview, Jackie detailed why she broke things off with Marshall.
“It happened off camera when we were filling out the marriage certificate,” Jackie said. “He had called me a derogatory name and we fought about it and he left for three days. I think what it was, it was a bad joke. It was one of those where we were joking, but it just came off as bad.”
Marshall later told co-hostVanessa Lacheyduring the live portion of the reunion that “there’s a difference between joking with someone and being able to move on from it if there is a pressure point.” He also owned up to telling Jackie, “You got a strong jawline. I mean, like, you could’ve been a man for all I know,” though he claimed that wasn’t the aforementioned derogatory comment.
Vanessa, 42, also questioned whether Jackie still had her engagement ring from Marshall. Jackie confirmed that she did, and she suspected Marshall wanted it back because “he wanted to propose to another castmate.”
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In spite of everything, Jackie previously told PEOPLE she only hasone “regret” from her love journeyon the Netflix reality series.
“What I did was right for me. I was simple. Well, I was simple in the breakup, but maybe I wasn’t as simple in the relationship,” she said. “But I don’t have no regrets. The only regret I do have is I didn’t have that final conversation with Josh in the pods. That’s the only thing I regret.”
As for Marshall, he previouslyrevealed to PEOPLE that he has no regretsabout what unfolded between him and Jackie.
“Looking back on it, I definitely don’t have any regrets. Everything happened for a reason,” he said. “And I have no ill will or wish harm on anyone. Life is too short to go about holding grudges or anything, so with that being said, I don’t have any feelings towards Josh or Jackie being together. If that’s truly what makes them happy, great for them. Obviously was not the best choice for me. And I’m definitely grateful for the experience, nonetheless.”
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