Rachel Lindsay is done with Instagram! The former Bachelorette has officially deleted her IG account after receiving nearly endless harassment from fans of the Bachelor franchise after her role in the ongoing controversy surrounding current contestant Rachael Kirkconnell and temporarily-deposed host Chris Harrison. Related: Show Producers Considering ‘Appropriate Changes’ Going Forward Amid Racism Controversy The news was first broken by […]
Whatever they do going forward, the producers of The Bachelor franchise know they can’t get to this point again. The last couple months have thrown the show into unprecedented turmoil. From a tone-deaf host who has since (temporarily?) walked away from the show, to contestants attending antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formals in the years before their rise to […]
Ever since Rachael Kirkconnell apologized for her past racist actions (including attending an antebellum-themed plantation formal in 2018) earlier this month, she has pretty much-remained radio silent on social media. But the Bachelor contestant recently returned to Instagram Stories in a rather calculated way. In case you didn’t catch a glimpse of the Story, the […]
Matt James just delivered one of the most poignant public statements we’ve read yet concerning the ongoing controversy surrounding his season of The Bachelor. As you’ll recall, the former college football star’s turn on the hit reality TV show has been marred by a series of racist controversies, including contestant Rachael Kirkconnell‘s troubling old fraternity formal […]
Demi Burnett is trying to head off an ugly controversy of her own making! The former Bachelor cast member, who first became known to the world while vying for love on Colton Underwood‘s season of the hit reality TV show, delivered an epic public apology Monday night after old pictures resurfaced showing her wearing a jacket with […]
Rachel Lindsay is thoughtfully reacting in response to Chris Harrison‘s temporary departure from The Bachelor. The Extra TV correspondent and former leading lady on The Bachelorette gave her thoughts about Harrison’s public apology and departure announcement on Monday in an interview with fellow on-air personality Billy Bush. (It’s ironic that Bush has jumped into the fray here considering his […]
Chris Harrison’s girlfriend Lauren Zima is finally addressing the controversial comments about racism that pushed her longtime host boyfriend to step down from The Bachelor. The 33-year-old Entertainment Tonight host, who has been dating the ABC mainstay since early 2019, took to her Instagram Story on Saturday to share a brief message about her man’s […]
Rachel Lindsay isn’t done telling her side of the story just yet! The former Bachelorette went on the Higher Learning podcast to reveal more about the behind-the-scenes quality of that infamous Chris Harrison interview on Extra last week. Of course, Harrison has already apologized for his poor defense of current Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell‘s actions while being interviewed by Lindsay. […]
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. Related: Harrison Blasts Troll In Spicy Instagram Exchange! Whoa! […]
Don’t mess with the Bachelor Nation‘s star cast members — especially not beloved former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay! The 35-year-old reality TV star-turned-TV host and entertainment journalism correspondent has been finding out just how many fellow cast members have her back this week. And it’s quite the list! Related: Matt James Admits To ‘Feeling A Lot Of Pressure’ To […]