Chris Harrison Announces He’s ‘Stepping Aside’ From ‘The Bachelor’ After Backlash Over Rachael Kirkconnell Comments

Speaking out. Chris Harrison gave his first interview after temporarily stepping back from The Bachelor franchise amid the controversy surrounding his defense of season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell.

Chris Harrison has spoken out for the first time since stepping aside from his hosting duties for ABC's prime-time reality series "The Bachelor."  The star recently spoke with "Good Morning America" host Michael Strahan to address his recent scandal, in which Harrison defended current "Bachelor" contestant Rachael Kirkconnell after photos resurfaced of her attending an "Old South" themed party at a plantation in 2018.

Chris Harrison sat down with Michael Strahan of Good Morning America for his first interview since stepping aside as host of The Bachelor, and, in a clip released by ABC News, said that his defense of a contestant was a “mistake.”

Chris Harrison's hiatus from , other members of Bachelor Nation are speaking out about how they'd feel about returning to the franchise.Harrison recently announced that he'd be taking time off and would not be hosting the upcoming special with Matt James and his final pick. The news came in Harrison's second apology for defending contestant Rachael Kirkconnell's racist actions in an interview with former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay on Feb.

Ryan Thomas has opened up about self-improvement after receiving a backlash about his comments on his parenting.The former Coronation Street actor was criticised by fans after saying that he misses the “old Lucy” in reference to his fiancée Lucy Mecklenburgh before she became a mum to their nearly one year old son Roman.

Rachel Lindsay isn't sure if she'd host. The franchise's future has been called into question after Chris Harrison announced that he'd be taking time off and would not be hosting the upcoming special with Matt James and his final pick.The news came in Harrison's second apology for defending contestant Rachael Kirkconnell's racist actions in an interview with Lindsay on Feb.

Matt James has more to say about the recent controversies involving host Chris Harrison and contestant Rachael Kirkconnell. The Bachelor issued a lengthy statement on Instagram on Monday, addressing the «troubling» information that has surfaced in recent weeks, and promising fans that they'll «hear more» from him on the topic. In his second apology for defending contestant Rachael Kirkconnell's racist actions, Harrison announced on Feb.

The most recent "Bachelorette" lead, Tayshia Adams, reacted to Chris Harrison's announcement that he is stepping back from hosting "The Bachelor" franchise "for a period of time" after his controversial interview with Extra in February.  On Thursday's episode of Click Bait with Bachelor Nation, Adams, who is biracial and identifies as Black and Mexican, said Harrison's move is "a really good thing." This month, Harrison, 49, was criticized for defending current contestant Rachael Kirkconnell's

Trista Sutter weighed in on Chris Harrison’s recent step back as The Bachelor’s host following his controversial statements during an interview with Rachel Lindsay earlier this month.

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Rachel Lindsay is speaking out after her interview with "Bachelor" host Chris Harrison that led to him stepping away from the franchise.  Lindsay, who made history as the first Black Bachelorette, interviewed Harrison and asked about contestant Rachel Kirkonnell’s past racist behavior that included attending an "Old South" themed party at a plantation in 2018.

Rachel Lindsay thinks it’s time for the Bachelor franchise to “do better” and “listen” to those who are “underrepresented.” The former Bachelorette discussed her thoughts on the future of the hit show to HollywoodLife, after host Chris Harrison apologized for comments he made in defense of Rachael Kirkconnell, who’s currently competing on Matt James‘ season. Chris has since announced that he is “stepping aside” from the franchise for “a period of time” in wake of the controversy.

Rachel Lindsay isn’t quite sure what will happen after Chris Harrison’s temporary time off from his “Bachelor” hosting duties.

Rachel Lindsay isn't quite sure what will happen after Chris Harrison's temporary time off from his hosting duties.Harrison announced on Saturday that he won't be hosting 's upcoming special following his controversial interview with Lindsay, where he defended contestant Rachael Kirkconnell's past racist actions. Kirkconnell has since apologized for her behavior, as has Harrison. «Where do we go from here as a franchise? It's hard to say,» Lindsay said on on Monday.

Rachel Lindsay spoke out on Monday, February 15, two days after Chris Harrison announced that he is temporarily “stepping aside” as the Bachelor host following his controversial comments about contestant Rachael Kirkconnell.

Just days after Chris Harrison announced he was “stepping aside” from The Bachelor franchise, former contestant Rachel Lindsay revealed she hopes the host will “educate himself” moving forward. The reality TV star sat down for an exclusive interview with HollywoodLife on February 15, and opened up about her reaction to his multiple apologies.

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