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Laura Michelle Owens filed a paternity claim against Season 26 star Clayton Echard, who celebrated the woman's indictment: "This nightmare is over."An Arizona woman lied about becoming pregnant with "The Bachelor" Season 26 star Clayton Echard, using a fake ultrasound image and a "fabricated ... pregnancy video" to make the bogus claim, authorities said Tuesday. A seven-count indictment accuses Laura Michelle Owens, 34, of Scottsdale, of false testimony that she was pregnant by Echard, prosecutors said. From May 2023 to June 2024, "Owens altered an ultrasound image, fabricated a pregnancy video, and lied multiple times under oath," the Maricopa County...

Rachel Recchia cried after feeling unseen and confronted the remaining men about whether they cared about her at all on Monday's episode of The Bachelorette. The 26-year-old flight instructor was still reeling from being rejected three times during the last ceremony while also coping with feelings of inadequacy following her split from Clayton Echard, 29, on season 26 of The Bachelor. 'At this point, I want to feel chosen,' Rachel tearfully said in a confessional. 'I'm not here to beg these guys to act like they want me.'