Chris Harrison's Girlfriend Lauren Zima Speaks Out After He Announces 'Bachelor' Break Amid Racism Controversy

Chris Harrison is speaking out about his recent controversy and status with franchise.The host appeared on Thursday's to talk about defending the racism accusations against contestant Rachael Kirkconnell last month. Speaking virtually with Michael Strahan, the 49-year-old TV personalityadmitted that he «made a mistake.»«It was a mistake,» Harrison said.

Chris Harrison is speaking out about his recent controversy and status with “The Bachelor” franchise.

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 appeared on the March 4 episode of Good Morning America to discuss the racism controversy surrounding The Bachelor franchise. The drama stemmed from Chris defending contestant Rachael Kirkconnell’s past racist actions during an interview with Rachel Lindsay in February. Now, Chris is taking ownership for the “mistake” he made in excusing Rachael’s past behavior.

Chris Harrison spoke out following his controversial Extra interview with Rachel Lindsay, which led to his decision to step away from the Bachelor franchise.

Chris Harrison has set his first post-controversy interview and will be speaking with Michael Strahan on Good Morning America soon.

Rachael Kirkconnell is ready to really speak out about the reality TV racism controversy of which she’s been at the center.

Taking accountability. Chris Harrison appeared on ABC’s Celebrity Wheel of Fortune weeks after stepping away from his Bachelor host duties — and the network took a clear stance amid the backlash.

Rachael Kirkconnell is once again addressing her racism controversy.

Rachael Kirkconnell is opening up about the racism controversy that has embroiled both her and franchise.

Lady Gaga's dog walker and trainer, Ryan Fischer — who was shot and hospitalized on Wednesday evening when two of her dogs, Gustavo and Koji, were kidnapped — is completely devastated at the horrific crime.

season 20 hasn't even begun, and Blake Shelton's ego is already taking over!The country star and his fellow coaches recently joined ET's Lauren Zima to discuss the upcoming landmark season of the NBC singing competition show, and Nick Jonas — who's returning to the show for his second season, taking the seat vacated by Blake's fiancée and season 19 champion, Gwen Stefani — shared his thoughts on taking down the resident old-timer.«Blake is in his 20th season, which means that he's just getting

Whatever they do going forward, the producers of The Bachelor franchise know they can’t get to this point again.

"stepping aside" from "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" "for a period of time." Chris' announcement came a few days after he apologized for defending a current contestant on the show, frontrunner Rachael Kirkconnell, who had been getting backlash for past social media activity.

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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.

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.

Entertainment Tonight correspondent Lauren Zima broke her silence over her boyfriend Chris Harrison‘s controversial comments about racism that led to him temporarily stepping down as the host of The Bachelor.

Chris Harrison has announced that he will be stepping aside from The Bachelor for a period of time while he reflects and learns from the current racism controversy.