Ridge vs Bill: Which Bold & Beautiful Leading Man Are You Rooting For?

Ridge Forrester (played by Thorsten Kaye since December) and "Dollar" Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) have never been the best of friends, but their animosity reached a new level this week.

Ridge returned to Los Angeles in December, supposedly to reunite with his true love, Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang). When he found out about Brooke's affair with Bill, he couldn't accept it and turned to Brooke's younger sister, Katie (Heather Tom), for comfort. The two of them fell in love and recently became engaged. Ridge told his ex, Brooke, that he was a new man and that he truly loved Katie. But when Brooke revealed that she and Bill were also going to get married, Ridge did not take it well. He literally ripped the engagement ring off Brooke's finger!

Brooke: Ridge, please. Just give me my ring back.

Ridge: You can't do this. You can't marry spencer.

Brooke: That is not up to you.

Ridge: Of course it's up to me. It's our son! I don't want Spencer influencing him or -- or you. Come on. You deserve better. I can't let you go.

Ridge then went straight to Bill's office to return the ring and make it clear Bill was not going to marry Brooke.

Bill: Well, at least you let her keep her finger.

Ridge: You're not marrying Brooke.

Bill: What'd you do? Did you drug her? 'Cause I know she didn't give this to you voluntarily.

Ridge: Brooke gets confused sometimes. She makes bad decisions. And hey, I may not be her husband anymore, but I will always make sure she gets back on track.

Bill: Poor Katie.

"Dollar" Bill is one of the more obnoxious characters on television, it's part of his charm. But Ridge's behavior this week has taken being obnoxious to a whole new level. Fans seem to love them both since Diamont and Kaye regularly appear at the top of our weekly Favorite Actor polls.

I have come to appreciate Brooke and Bill's relationship more in recent weeks and, if I wasn't rooting for them before, I certainly am now after Ridge's latest actions. At the very least I'm rooting against Ridge.

But who are you rooting for? And what do you think is behind Ridge's anger? Is he truly concerned for his son, and for Brooke, or does he still love her? And how will Katie feel about all this? Share your thoughts in our Comments section below.

Note: You can watch Tuesday's episode of B&B at CBS.com.