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Bachelor Matt James reveals he broke up with winner Rachael Kirkconnell over racist past By Sophie Lewis Matt James is ending his season of The Bachelor as a single man. James, the first Black Bachelor in the history of the show s franchise, revealed Monday night that he broke up with his pick to receive his final rose, Rachael Kirkconnell, after details of her racist past surfaced online. The controversy has been ongoing, forcing host Chris Harrison to temporarily step down from the show after defending Kirkconnell. During Monday night s finale, Bachelor Nation watched as James chose Kirkconnell over Michelle Young to receive his final rose. However, James didn t propose as expected instead, he asked Kirkconnell to continue their relationship, saying that he was not prepared to get engaged, following a frank conversation with his mother. ....
Letter: Cancel culture out of control to the editor FacebookTwitterEmail FILE. Letter writer says, Chris Harrison, the host of The Bachelor, is the latest victim to succumb to the cancel culture demon. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, file)Richard Shotwell Chris Harrison, the host of The Bachelor, is the latest victim to succumb to the cancel culture demon. What is the terrible thing he said that caused the gutless producers of the television show to fall into lockstep with the witch hunters and fire him? He had the temerity to defend a contestant who was criticized for appearing three years ago (when she was 18) in a group picture that was reminiscent of the Antebellum south. Are you kidding? Whatever happened to the First Amendment? Are we inexorably heading toward censorship in this country? What is really sad about this debacle is that Harrison apologized. There was a great line from the old Lou Grant Show in which he was criticized by the publisher for a ....
Skip to main content Chris Harrison Says He Plans to Be Back as Bachelor Host; Michael Strahan Calls Apology Surface Response Elizabeth Wagmeister, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail During the interview, Harrison discussed the racial scandal that has caused him to step aside from the ABC dating show franchise that he has hosted since its debut in 2002, admitting he made a mistake by defending current contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, who has been under fire for racially insensitive photos that re-surfaced on social media. More from Variety The pre-recorded interview, which aired Thursday morning, was taped on Wednesday, Variety has learned. Both “The Bachelor” and “GMA” are major ABC properties. ....
This Is a Play About Shades : Jeremy O. Harris Revisits Slave Play Script Playwright s Tony-nominated play addresses colorism, Southern accents, and not making the audience comfortable Jerry Portwood, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail After playwright Jeremy O. Harris’ hit show Slave Play had its final performance at the Golden Theatre on January 19th, 2020, he was applauded by some for changing the way audiences engaged with Broadway theater but also found many detractors. Harris had insisted on being a co-producer of the show, made sure to offer more affordable tickets ($39 rather than the average $124), and hosted a “Black Out” performance, which reserved all 804 seats for black students, performers, journalists, and artists. It seemed a shoe-in for Tony accolades, then the coronavirus pandemic shuttered Broadway and live performances around the globe. With everything in disarray, it was unclear whether the theater awards would happen due to th ....
In his debut novel, Brooklyn native Robert Jones, Jr., describes the romantic and tragic relationship between Samuel and Isaiah, two enslaved young men on ....