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.
"It was a mistake," Harrison, 49, said in a preview of the "Good Morning
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.
Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentAmid brewing controversy, “The Bachelor” host Chris Harrison is set to have his moment in the hot seat with Michael Strahan on “Good Morning America.”The interview was pre-taped on Wednesday, Variety has learned, and is set to air on Thursday morning.In a cross-synergistic interview (both “The Bachelor” and “GMA” are major ABC properties), Harrison will discuss the racist scandal that caused him to step aside from the ABC dating show franchise that he