The host revisited the behind-the-scenes Bachelor Nation drama during the most recent episode of his podcast.

Chris Harrisonis gone from theBachelorfranchise, but he still has plenty to say about his former boss.

“My thought was, it’s a game show.

It’s not at all going to hurt theBachelorseries.

There’s nothing bad about this.

But they just didn’t love that I was going to go and do something else.

We want to put you in your place.'”

(Side note: All of this jibes withthe reporting I did at the timeabout the suddenAfter Paradiseswitcheroo.)

“I had no idea that they were trying to send a message to you,” he added.

“What they told you was an absolute lie,” Harrison replied.

“100 percent not true.”

Listen to the full interview below.