Over the weekend, Chris Harrison, the longtime host of “The Bachelor,” announced he’s leaving the show indefinitely after comments that many are calling racially insensitive. NBC’s Blayne Alexander reports for TODAY.
As the first Asian American Bachelorette, Jenn Tran is very aware of the added responsibility she carries. “I want to be able to make everybody proud and make my heritage proud,” Tran, a 26-year-old physician assistant student, said during the season premiere Monday. “I think what it really comes down to is that I just have to be myself and do the best that I can do.
Freeland came on board from the Canadian “Bachelor” franchise after creator Mike Fleiss was ousted in 2023 after a Warner Bros. investigation into allegations of racial discrimination made against him. Earlier this year, the American show came under fire after Rachel Nance, who made it to the final three on Joey Graziadei's season of “The Bachelor” and is biracial, said she was subjected to a barrage of racist messages after her hometown date. “I got a lot of hateful messages ...
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