The Bachelorette's Bryan Abasolo Shares Text Message He Sent to Rachel Lindsay Before Filing for Divorce

Former The Bachelorette stars Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo are in the middle of a contentious divorce and he’s the latest one to speak out through a court filing.

In a court filing just last week, Rachel claimed that she learned of Bryan‘s divorce filing through a text message he sent just 30 minutes after he left their house.

“Approximately 30 minutes after he left the house, he sent me a text message that simply read ‘Hey … I just wanted to let you know that I officially filed,’” Rachel wrote in a June 26 filing. Her response to the text was, “Wait, what?”

She said she was “shocked,” despite knowing that they “were separating and would be headed toward divorce.”

Bryan filed new documents in which he denies Rachel‘s claims. He shared the text message he sent her in which he stated his intentions.

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In his text message he said, “Rachel, walking in to the room because I didn’t reply to your text per your timeline then raise your voice for not getting the immediate answer you want is the kind of one-sided controlling aspects of our relationship which has brought us to this point. My inability to communicate, as you’ve called it, is to prevent these kinds of reactions. It often feels like you must have what you want without considering any state of mind I’m in.”

“I’m sorry for not replying to your text but honestly, I don’t really want to be on the receiving end of your wordsmithing anymore. I don’t want to be here any longer than I have to. I want to regain some aspect of my self-respect back,” he added (via People).

The message concluded, “Please, let’s keep future communications in writing (written down on paper, email, text) to prevent any additional friction as we move to the next step. We can speak in the future in the presence of a neutral party or something. Right now, I just can’t do it. I haven’t been able to for a while. Respectfully. Good night.”

Rachel recently disclosed both of their income information.