‘Bachelorette’ DeAnna Pappas Breaks Silence On Shocking Arrest
DeAnna Pappas was a favorite of Bachelor Nation fans. Viewers were heartbroken along with her when Brad Womack shockingly sent her home on The Bachelor. She later returned as the lead for Season 4 of The Bachelorette. Her engagement to Jesse Csincsak ended a few months after the season finale.
She went onto fall in love and later marry Stephen Stagliano, the twin brother of Michael Stagliano, who was on Jillian Harris’s season of The Bachelorette. Sadly, DeAnna filed for divorced in 2023. The divorce was finalized a year later after they agreed on a shocking stipulation that neither would consume drugs or alcohol during their time with their two kids.
The Bachelorette star was arrested in February for domestic violence against her ex-husband. She finally opened up about the harrowing time, including what it was like in jail.
The Latest On Their Recent Custody Battle
Following his ex-wife’s arrest, Stephen Stagliano sought to change their custody agreement. He asked the courts to lower his child support payments because he was temporarily unemployed. He also asked for mandated testing amid his allegation that DeAnna Pappas was an alcoholic.
DeAnna Pappas told the courts that her ex wasn’t allowing her to see the kids and she wanted her visitation restored. The judge agreed and ordered her ex to let her see the kids. The matter seems to be settled, at least for now.
Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas Breaks Silence On Shocking Arrest
Deanna Pappas was arrested in February 2025 for domestic violence. The former couple were exchanging custody of their daughter when he thought he smelled alcohol and demanded to know if she had been drinking. The police were called and he blamed her as the aggressor.
But according to the court documents she filed in response, she claimed he was shoved her. She previously claimed physical abuse during their marriage.
The domestic violence charges against The Bachelorette star were later dropped. She opened up about the incident for the first time recently to Us Weekly.
“I’m a rule follower. I didn’t get my first speeding ticket until I was 40 years old — 40! So you can bet that that was probably one of the darkest nights of my entire life,” she said about spending a night in jail.
“I would 100 percent say that the last four or five months of my life have been the most embarrassing, the scariest, shameful, guilt-ridden, angry,” the Bachelorette star admitted.
She added that she has a lot of “bitterness” and “resentment” toward her ex-husband.
She’s Part Of A New Dating Podcast
DeAnna Pappas spoke with the outlet ahead of the premiere of a new Bachelor Nation podcast she’s part of. She’ll be on the Famously Available podcast with Ben Higgins.
“I feel like I’m destined for something really great in my life, and I feel like I’m destined for a really great relationship,” she said about her new venture.
