“The Bachelor” producers have broken their silence to condemn the harassment Rachel Lindsay has received from Bachelor Nation.
“As Executive Producers of The Bachelor Franchise we would like to make it perfectly clear that any harassment directed towards Rachel Lindsay in the aftermath of her interview with Chris Harrison is completely inexcusable,” began the statement, which was tweeted during Monday night’s “Women Tell All” episode of the reality series.
Lindsay, 35, who was the first black “Bachelorette” contestant in 2017, deleted her Instagram last week following an onslaught of cyberbullying after she confronted Harrison about alleged racist past behavior from current contestant Rachael Kirkconnell.
Following the interview, in which Harrison defended Kirkconnell, the longtime ABC host apologized and stepped away from the show.
“Rachel is not responsible for Chris Harrison, a 49-year-old man who can’t read the room in these 2021 times
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