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Nearly every season of “The Bachelor,” there’s a stark disconnect between what was filmed and where the final couple is now, months after the cameras stopped rolling. That’s especially true this season featuring Matt James — a 29-year-old real estate broker from New York who’s the first Black man to star on the show. As Monday night’s finale opens on a snowy Nemacolin Resort in Farmington, Pa., viewers are reminded that before we can get answers to what happened with Rachael Kirkconnell, the 24-year-old graphic designer from Georgia who’s sparked controversy over her racially insensitive social media posts, we will...

Cancel culture feeds on apologies. The only way to stop it is to resist it, and Chris Harrison failed. ___________________________________________________________________ The Chris Harrison predictions have panned out just as expected. The next season of “The Bachelorette” is right around the corner, and Chris Harrison, the only host “The Bachelor” franchise has ever known, will officially not be part of it. “We support Chris in the work that he is committed to doing. In his absence, former Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe will support the new Bachelorette through next season,” ABC Entertainment and Warner Horizon told the Hollywood Reporter in...

Matt James Will Reconnect With Estranged Father on 'The Bachelor' Oh, This? Just Some Spoiler-Supported Theories on Who’s Gonna Be the Next… Pause Ad 00:17 - up next "Bachelor Nation Stars React to Chris Harrison Temporarily "Stepping Aside" as Host Amid Controversy" Unmute 0 Bachelor Nation Stars React to Chris Harrison Temporarily "Stepping Aside" as Host Amid Controversy Chris Harrison is going to be the one sitting in the hot-seat in the coming days. Multiple sources connected to Good Morning America confirm The Bachelor host has been booked to appear on the morning show in the near future. Additionally, a...

The producers behind The Bachelor had vowed to do better when it came to diversity and representation on their hit ABC franchise. “We are taking positive steps to expand diversity in our cast, in our staff, and most importantly, in the relationships that we show on television,” the executive producers said in the summer of 2020. “We can and will do better to reflect the world around us and show all of its beautiful love stories.”

Chris Harrison's girlfriend Lauren Zima has spoken out after the Bachelor host announced on Saturday that he is stepping back from the series amid scandal over his comments about racism. Zima, 33, posted a short message to her Instagram stories on Saturday night in which she said that Harrison's actions were 'wrong and disappointing'. 'Defending racism can never happen,' she added.

Chris Harrison, host of “The Bachelor,” says he is stepping down from his TV role and is “ashamed” for his handling of a swirling racial controversy at the ABC dating show. In a new statement posted Saturday, Harrison apologized again for defending the actions by a contestant that are considered offensive. “By excusing historical racism, I defended it,” he wrote. Harrison came under fire after an interview on “Extra” when he was asked about racially insensitive past behavior from current “Bachelor” contestant Rachael Kirkconnell. Past photos of her resurfaced in which she is dressed in costume as a Native American...

His desperate desire to keep his job might explain why we saw Chris Harrison, once a self-assured and respectable man, prostrate at the feet of the woke police, begging for forgiveness and employment.Chris Harrison has spoken. Weeks after his departure from “The Bachelor” over controversial comments, the longtime host broke his silence in an exclusive interview with Michael Strahan on “Good Morning America”. But it left us with more questions than answers and underscored just how egregious the whole incident was and continues to be. Harrison, who has become synonymous with “The Bachelor” franchise after hosting every season of it...

The Bachelor has found its new host. Earlier this month, Chris Harrison announced he was "stepping aside" from the ABC franchise after he received backlash for defending the controversy surrounding contestant Rachael Kirkconnell during an Extra interview with Rachel Lindsay. Following the longtime host's departure, many have wondered who would take his place, especially since Matt James' season of The Bachelor is currently airing. Well, Bachelor Nation fans no longer have to guess. On Saturday, Feb. 27, Emmanuel Acho announced he will be hosting The Bachelor: After the Final Rose special—which is scheduled to air on Monday, March 15. ..........................................................

The Bachelor host Chris Harrison has announced he will no longer appear in the TV special and said he is 'deeply remorseful' for 'excusing historical racism' after he defended a contestant who attended a plantation-themed ball. Harrison, who has hosted the ABC reality television dating show since 2002, issued a statement on his Instagram Saturday saying he is 'ashamed' of the 'pain' he has caused to people of color and that he is committed to 'evolve and be a better man.' He will also be 'stepping aside' from the show and will not feature in the After the Final Rose...