It’s official: Chris Harrison will never return to “The Bachelor” franchise, Variety has confirmed. Harrison’s departure comes following a media spectacle of a controversy t…
Harrison’s departure comes following a media spectacle of a controversy that erupted when the longtime host made racially insensitive comments, defending a contestant from the franchise.that Harrison wanted to stay with the hit franchise, which he has hosted since day one when it premiered in 2002. Harrison is said to be very passionate about Bachelor Nation, and was hoping to make it work to keep his job.
In the midst of all the off-screen drama, Harrison had hired power attorney, Bryan Freedman, who has represented Megyn Kelly in her $69 million exit package from NBC News and also Gabrielle Union in her highly-publicized departure from NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” As negotiations were underway, Harrison’s team came to the table with ammo of their own — one example is bringing up former allegations against “The Bachelor” creator Mike Fleiss, who wasreported that Harrison would not return to “Bachelor In Paradise”
this summer — that announcement sped things up behind the scenes, specifically, after David Spade was announced as one of the rotating hosts for the summer dating series. Harrison’s team was perplexed at the choice of a white man who has spoken out against “cancel culture,” having defending former fired “SNL” cast member Shane Gillis,
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