'The Bachelor' Host Chris Harrison Exits Franchise Enlarge this image toggle caption VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images In nearly twenty years hosting the different dating series in The Bachelor franchise, host Chris Harrison has handled everything from confronting rule-breaking contestants to chasing down Bachelor star Colton Underwood after he hopped a fence and tried to …
'The Bachelor' Finale Will Air As The Franchise Faces A Racial Reckoning The season finale of The Bachelor is on Monday night, and it comes as the franchise faces a number of controversies over how it handles race and concludes the first season with a Black man as star. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: It was long overdue, and ABC's "The Bachelor" …
The first season of “The Bachelor” to feature a Black leading man has generated a racial controversy whose first casualty appears to be … host Chris Harrison. The 49-year-old host, after defending a contestant’s history of racially questionable actions, announced via Instagram on Saturday that he would be “stepping aside” for an undisclosed period, including the post-finale special, “After the …
