‘Bachelor’ Host Chris Harrison Announces He’s Stepping Aside Amid Racial Controversy!
Chris Harrison is stepping aside the Bachelor franchise for a period of time after his interview with former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay regarding current contestant Rachel Kirkconnell. The controversy began when…
Chris Harrison is stepping aside the Bachelor franchise for a period of time after his interview with former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay regarding current contestant Rachel Kirkconnell.
The controversy began when Rachel Kirkconnell, a contestant on the current season with Matt James' (and spoiler - she's predicted to be the "winner") was called out for old social media posts which saw her dressed in Native American attire as a costume and attending an antebellum plantation-themed ball. She has since apologized.
"I have spent the last few days listening to the pain my words have caused, and I am deeply remorseful. My ignorance did damage to my friends, colleagues and strangers alike. I have no one to blame but myself for what I said and the way I spoke," he wrote in a lengthy statement shared on Instagram Saturday.
"I set standards for myself, and have to meet them. I feel that with every fiber of my being. Now just as I taught my children to stand up, and to own their actions, I will do the same," Harrison, 49, added. "By excusing historical racism, I defended it. I invoked the term 'woke police,' which is unacceptable. I am ashamed over how uninformed I was. I was so wrong."
In an effort not to overshadow the current season of The Bachelor, Harrison has said that he "will be stepping aside for a period of time" and will not appear in the After the Final Rose special.
"The historic season of The Bachelor should not be marred or overshadowed by my mistakes or diminished by my actions. To that end, I have consulted with Warner Bros. and ABC and will be stepping aside for a period of time and will not join for the After the Final Rose special," he continued.
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