This is about as ugly as it gets, folks.

ABC has just informed Ugly Betty producers that the show’s current fourth season will be its last. What’s more, the network has trimmed the show’s episode order from 22 to 20.

Although not a complete shock given the show’s heinous ratings, the news is nonetheless a total bummer — particularly in light of Betty’s creative resurgence this season.

The good news is that ABC has given Betty’s bosses enough time to craft a satisfying series finale. Exec producer Silvio Horta and ABC president Steve McPherson confirmed as much in this joint statement: “We’ve mutually come to the difficult decision to make this Ugly Betty’s final season, and are announcing now as we want to allow the show ample time to write a satisfying conclusion. We are extremely proud of this groundbreaking series, and felt it was important to give the fans a proper farewell.”

But back to the bad news: Betty is about to hang up her poncho for good. The comments sections is currently accepting heartfelt eulogies…

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Forget Rozlyn’s supposed hookup with a producer and Michelle getting the heave-ho: we haven’t seen nothin’ yet on this season of The Bachelor!

Star Jake Pavelka says the romantic reality competition is just getting warmed up this season. The lowest point “is yet to come,” the single stud tells ET. “It won’t be any secret,” he adds cryptically.

“Horrible. Awful. On a scale of one to 10, it nears a 10.” Pavelka admits that the to-be-revealed event created “devastation” for him. “It is juicy now,” he teases. “It is going to get a lot juicier.”

The new reality star claims that he bears no ill will toward Rozlyn nor Michelle, who left the show under less than ideal circumstances. Of Rozlyn’s alleged affair with a show producer, he offers, “If she truly found love, then I’m happy for her.”

What about Michelle? “Great girl. Maybe a little over emotional. She was there for me, not anybody else. She didn’t care what anybody else thought. I respected that … I felt in the end, her emotions maybe got in the way of us developing a relationship.”

Pavelka poo-poos rumors that he’s already engaged. “My parents don’t know,” he scoffs. “They don’t have any idea of the outcome, so it is amusing to think that there are people out there who do.”

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It looks like Bob Guiney is a bachelor once again.

The reality star — who became beloved as the jovial, self-effacing regular guy looking for love with Trista Rehn (now Trista Sutter) on The Bachelorette and then as the star of season 4 of ABC’s The Bachelor — and his wife of five years, All My Children star Rebecca Budig, are on the outs, according to several sources close to the couple.

“Lately it’s become clear that nothing is going to save this,” a friend of Budig says. “They’ve just grown apart and are no longer the people they were when they got married.”

The couple tell PEOPLE in an exclusive statement: “We love each other very much. We are best friends and don’t know what the future holds.”

Meanwhile, a source close to the couple says, “They talk on the phone every day and they truly are best friends. They don’t know what is going to happen. They haven’t filed for divorce.” Adds the source, “They’re not even fighting.”

Although a source close to Guiney insists that he has re-entered the singles scene, the friend of the couple denies he’s back on the market: “He’s not at a point to date because it’s not over.”

Still, the friend of Budig says, “They’ve been on the rocks for a long time.”

Last March, Budig left her role as mischievous Greenlee on All My Children, which taped in New York City, citing her need to spend more time in Los Angeles with her husband. Ironically, she no longer has to choose between the two: All My Children recently relocated to Los Angeles, and Budig has since rejoined the show. But being on the same coast hasn’t been enough to save the marriage, says the Budig source. “It’s over and it’s been over for a while now.”

At Wednesday’s Television Critics Association event in Pasadena, Calif., Budig was present — and noticeably not wearing her wedding ring.

“I was late and ran out the door and just forgot to put it on,” she told a reporter before retreating hastily from an interview. –Joey Bartolomeo, Susan Young and Liz McNeil

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Rozlyn Papa – the Bachelor contestant accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a male producer – says she feels “betrayed” by the hit ABC show.

“It seems they want the ratings!” she tells Entertainment Tonight. Asked if she had sex with a member of the production team, she says, “Absolutely not, no.”

On Monday’s show, host Chris Harrison confronted Papa — a 28-year-old make-up artist from Richmond, Va. — about her alleged transgression.

“This is something we’ve never had to deal with in the history of the show,” he told her, without specifying how the relationship was “inappropriate.” (Bachelor Jake Pavelka, who claims he has never been cheated on, was shocked by the news. “You’re kidding me,” he said. “I don’t know what to say … I’m hurt; I’m disappointed. I felt like I’ve been taken for the fool. I didn’t see this coming.”)

Though Papa remained stone-faced on the show, she is now lashing out for how the show portrayed her.

“It seems they want the ratings!” she tells ET.

She says the scandal has seeped “into my personal life. I have a 7-year-old little boy at home that I want to look up to me, and to have this blatant lie out there perpetuated by the show itself, it’s hurtful. It’s scary to think what my son will think of me.”

She insists she merely befriended a male producer (who has since been fired) — but nothing more. “I would absolutely call him a friend,” she says. “A good friend.”

After seeing Monday’s show, she says she is now afraid she’ll “be portrayed as a cheater.”

Adds Papa, “It really comes down to my son. Why would you go on national television and throw a mom under the bus like that?”

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In my opinion, this is the worst season of Bachelor to date. Jake has as much personality as a tree stump.

ET sat down exclusively with Rozlyn Papa, the woman at the center of “The Bachelor” controversy, today for a new two-part interview to begin airing tonight, January 11th.

Rozlyn tells ET she feels “betrayed” after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a member of the show’s production, “It seems they want the ratings!” When asked if she had sex with a member of the production team, Rozlyn says, “Absolutely not, no.”

She goes on to say, “This seeps into my personal life. I have a 7 year old little boy at home that I want to look up to me and to have this blatant lie out there perpetuated by the show itself, it’s hurtful. It’s scary to think what my son will think of me.”

The truth according to Rozlyn is the “inappropriate relationship” was a producer being a good friend, “I would absolutely call him a friend. A good friend. What he did I think is really noble and I’m really happy to have him as a friend.” She maintains that her friendship with the producer did not give her an advantage on the show, “The only thing out of the ordinary was that he sympathized with my situation and my situation was unique, different from the other girls. I made good decisions. I did not choose to have sex with someone else.”

Regarding tonight’s episode of “The Bachelor” on ABC, which has been promoting the scandal, Rozlyn says, “I’m afraid it’ll be shown and I’ll be portrayed as a cheater.”

“It really comes down to my son,” she continues. “Why would you go on national television and throw a mom under the bus like that?”

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Tonight on ABC (8 p.m. EST), the 14th installment of The Bachelor begins with Jake Pavelka in the pilot’s seat. The 31-year-old of Denton, Texas, will blog about On the Wings of Love weekly right here on PEOPLE.com. Keep reading for an excerpt from his first entry:

Well hello there all you Bachelor fans!

First, I want to thank you for sending all of the requests and online votes to make me the new Bachelor! Not to mention the people that have sent me letters with kind words of advice and encouragement. This experience has meant the world and I still can’t believe it actually happened to me. THANK YOU!!!

Now, the one big question I get about the show: Is it real?

Yes, it is very real and it all starts with the casting. The producers really go out of their way. Several meetings with casting, producers and other professionals took place before we started. The crew learned all about my character and temperament to find exactly what I’m looking for in a life partner. We looked at what had worked for me in the past, what had caused past relationships to fail and by the time it was over, they knew me better than I did. The casting department and producers did such a thorough job selecting the women for me that it made ALL the rose ceremonies awful!

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When this season of Dancing With the Stars ends, viewers won’t have to wait long — or at all — to see their favorite celebrities on the dance floor.

Kathy Griffin will host ABC’s new show Let’s Dance, which premieres immediately after the finale of DWTS on Nov. 23, Usmagazine.com has learned.

On the new show, celebrity contestants will reenact famous routines from past music videos, movies and musicals.

“The competition will be hot — and hilarious — as teams of celebrities pay comedic homage to famous dances while competing for a $250,000 grand prize for their favorite charity,” the show’s site reads. “The show will include single dancers, duos and groups, all competing against each other to wow a panel of judges and viewers across America who will be voting each week leading up to the series finale.”

The two-time Emmy winner, 48, will host the live weekly dance-off that will run for five episodes only.

The panel of judges and celebrity participants will be announced in the next couple of weeks.

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