Matt James Says He Had ‘No Relationship’ With Heather Martin Before She Crashed ‘The Bachelor’

Spoiler Alert: The following article contains spoilers from the Feb. 22 episode of “The Bachelor”.

Matt James, current star of "The Bachelor," has spoken out amid the show's ongoing scandal.  The program attracted negative attention after photos resurfaced of contestant Rachael Kirkconnell previously attending an "Old South" themed party at a plantation in 2018. Then longtime host Chris Harrison conducted an interview with former "Bachelorette" star Rachel Lindsay, who made history as the first Black Bachelorette, in which he ended up defending Kirkonnell in the interview.

Snooze fest! Bachelor alum Jaclyn Swartz revealed why Matt James’ season has been so hard to get into, despite having a captive audience amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Showing solidarity. Matt James addressed the controversy surrounding Chris Harrison’s Bachelor stepdown following his comments about season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell and allegations of racism.

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.

Matt James has dwindled his group to just four women, and on Monday night's episode of, he'll meet their families. Controversy surrounding one contestant, Rachael, and host Chris Harrison continues to play out off-screen, but there will be plenty of «tough» conversations onscreen as well, ABC promises. Rachael, Bri, Michelle and Serena P.

Major cuts! Matt James made difficult decisions about Heather Martin and six of his contestants during the Monday, February 15, episode of The Bachelor.

Haley Kluge editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the Feb. 15 episode of “The Bachelor.”Last week on “The Bachelor,” former contestant Heather Martin arrived and shook up the house.

appeared out of nowhere asking to join this season. The episode cut off just as she approached James.

Matt James felt the weight of his role as the first Black man to star on “The Bachelor”. On Thursday, James appeared on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” where the host asked him about feeling pressure about who’d he choose on the final episode.

Matt James felt the weight of his role as the first Black man to star on. On Thursday, James appeared on where the host asked him about feeling pressure about who'd he choose on the final episode. «I've talked to Rachel Lindsay a lot about her time on the show and her experience,» Cohen said, referencing the first Black Bachelorette, who ultimately chose Bryan Abasolo to be her fiancé and now husband.

Heather Martin seemed more than ready to return to the Bachelor world on the Monday, February 8, episode, but producers were not as convinced that she should crash Matt James’ season.

Tyler Cameron says Matt James' season of gets a happy ending…whatever that may mean. In an interview with ET's Lauren Zima on Tuesday, the alum — and Matt's best friend — said «Matt is very happy.

Hannah Brown came to Heather Martin‘s defense, via Instagram Stories, after the 25-year-old blonde didn’t receive a warm welcome from the women competing for Matt James‘ heart during Monday night’s episode of The Bachelor. Heather, who showed up without Matt’s knowledge, initially appeared on Colton Underwood‘s season of The Bachelor in 2019. Her unexpected arrival visibly frustrated some of the women — especially Pieper James, whose one-on-one time was cut short due to the turn of events.

It’s safe to say Heather Martin wasn’t greeted with open arms when she arrived at Nemacolin Resort during the Monday, February 8, episode of The Bachelor — but several members of Bachelor Nation have her back.

Warning: The following article contains spoilers from Feb. 8 “The Bachelor”.

Hannah Brown and Tyler Cameron are once again at the center of the Bachelor universe! Heather Martin crashed Matt James’ season during the Monday, February 8, episode and left the leading man reeling.

Haley Kluge editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the Feb. 8 episode of “The Bachelor.”Last week’s episode of “The Bachelor” ended after Matt James invited Jessenia Cruz and MJ Snyder for a two-on-one date before the rose ceremony.

Tyler Cameron and Heather Martin have in common? Well, Hannah Brown. But they'll also both be making appearances on Monday's episode of  Last week's episode of the ABC dating show saw Matt James send home two women (Victoria and Anna) for bullying others -- but still has one left.