Brad Womack Gets Slapped on The Bachelor, No Charges Pending for Chantal O'Brien (video)

Chantal O'Brien The media is buzzing about the slapping that Chantal O'Brien handed to The Bachelor's Brad Womack on the season 15 premiere.

The reason for all the buzz, I'm not to sure about.  The slap was clearly staged by ABC and the reaction on Brad's face after it happened was almost comical.

Thankfully, as I was almost losing sleep over whether or not Brad would press charges against Chantal, has gracefully decided not to press charges this time around.

Brad told TMZ, "I Think Chantal was just trying to make a statement about my past behavior and make a strong first impression, which she did."

"I think what Chantal did was a light-hearted gesture.  I do not condone violence, nor would I keep someone around who truly wished to do me harm."

Not staged at all right??  Nothing like a little tough love to get a man's attention!

In case you missed the now infamous slap, here it is for your view pleasure.

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