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Chris Harrison Announces He’s ‘Stepping Aside’ As Host Of The Bachelor Amid Show’s Current Racism Controversy

Chris Harrison is stepping aside from the Bachelor franchise.

On Saturday morning, the longtime TV host announced as much in an Instagram post about the current state of the show in light of the racism controversy surrounding contestant Rachael Kirkconnell as well as Harrison’s own disastrous interview about it.

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Now, he’s walking away. At least for the time being.

The Bachelor mainstay announced as much just about an hour ago, as you can see (below):

Wow.

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[Image via WENN/Instar]

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