Kaitlyn Bristowe broke down crying at The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All taping over the cyber-bullying she's experienced this season.

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Bristowe was first criticized for kissing too many guys on Season 11 and then things spiraled out of control when she had sex with Nick Viall weeks before her round of overnight fantasy-suite dates. Based on comments and tweets posted all over social media, many people were out to make Bristowe feel like a slut.

"I wanted to go [into The Men Tell All] and address the situation, and be like, 'Yes that hurt, and that's not okay,'" Bristowe, 30, told Entertainment Tonight.

While filming the special, host Chris Harrison addressed the issue by reportedly reading some of the hurtful tweets out loud.

"Maybe a little good will come of this because the cyber-bullying, and the hate -- that crap has got to stop," Harrison said. "Kaitlyn reads these comments, and she's a human being."

Besides Harrison, Bristowe's group of suitors also showed their support for the Bachelorette's controversial decisions. The reality TV star bawled when the men gave her a standing ovation when discussing how cyber bullies should be put in their place.

"I was going to stay strong," Bristowe revealed, according to ET. "And everybody stood up and it just brought me to tears. It was really emotional, and it felt really good to know that everybody stood behind me on that."

The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All airs Monday, July 20 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
About The Author: Elizabeth Kwiatkowski
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski is Associate Editor of Reality TV World and has been covering the reality TV genre for more than a decade.