Rachel Lindsay Slams Bachelor’s Rachael Kirkconnell Over Her Anti-Racism Instagram Post

Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell are continuing to fall in love on . Amid Rachael's ongoing racism controversy, her love story with Matt is still playing out on TV.Kirkconnell's past actions came to light in January, when a TikTok user accused the early front-runner of previously bullying her for dating Black men.

Chris Harrison is addressing the controversial comments he made about “Bachelor” contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, sitting down with “Good Morning America” co-anchor Michael Strahan in his first interview since the backlash over those remarks led him to step away from the hit reality show.

Former "Bachelorette" Rachel Lindsay believes the franchise needs to suspend production until it adequately addresses its current race and diversity scandal.  Lindsay found herself at the center of "Bachelor" controversy when she interviewed host Chris Harrison about resurfaced photos of current Season 25 front-runner Rachael Kirkconnell attending an Old South party and liking photos containing the Confederate flag.  Harrison’s statements during that interview led to immense backlash for the

Rachel Lindsay is speaking out. The former Bachelorette is calling for a moratorium on the franchise until it addresses and resolves its multiple controversies regarding racism and inclusivity.«They’re about to go into production for… [and] I think they should just stop until… they get the train back on the tracks,» Lindsay said on Tuesday's episode of her podcast,, which she hosts alongside Van Lathan.«You’re going to go another season, but you still have all of these issues.

Rachael Kirkconnell spoke out about the harassment Rachel Lindsay has faced in the wake of her interview with Chris Harrison, which led the former Bachelorette to deactivate her Instagram account.

Controversial Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell is really going through it right now — reportedly left “heartbroken and devastated” after those antebellum plantation-style fraternity formal photos infamously came out earlier this year.

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

Righting her wrongs. The Bachelor season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell vowed to use her platform to share antiracism resources after coming under fire for her past racially insensitive behavior.

Rachael Kirkconnell is once again addressing her racism controversy.

The Bachelor‘s frontrunner Rachael Kirkconnell is owning her past racial transgressions in a new Instagram video. She doesn’t want anyone to defend her past actions, which include going to an antebellum themed fraternity formal.

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

Defending her family. Rachael Kirkconnell’s mother, Kim Kirkconnell, spoke out in support of her daughter after the Bachelor contestant came under fire earlier this year for racially insensitive actions.

Ever since Rachael Kirkconnell apologized for her past racist actions (including attending an antebellum-themed plantation formal in 2018) earlier this month, she has pretty much-remained radio silent on social media. But the Bachelor contestant recently returned to Instagram Stories in a rather calculated way.

Matt James‘ season of The Bachelor has seen far more off-screen drama than anything on the actual ABC dating show, and now he’s spoken out about it. The first Black Bachelor posted a thoughtful Instagram post that addressed the racism controversy over his frontrunner  Rachael Kirkconnell attending an antebellum themed frat party in college.

Coming together. Bachelor Nation is showing their support for Bachelor Matt James after he addressed Chris Harrison‘s controversial interview with Rachel Lindsay and season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell‘s racially charged posts.

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 will be “stepping aside for a period of time” from his role as host of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” as controversy refuses to die down over comments he made earlier in the week in an interview .

The Bachelor’s Rachael Kirkconnell is speaking out again after recently attempting to apologize for her past racist and offensive behavior, but this time, she’s talking to her critics!