After two dozen seasons with white leads, we finally have our first Black 'Bachelor.'
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. In a statement, Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment, said:"When filming [Crawley’s season] couldn’t move forward as planned, we were given the benefit of time to get to know Matt and all agreed he would make a perfect Bachelor." There was a weird incident, however: Crawley seemingly subtweeted James in a tweet, suggesting he wasn't there for the"right reasons" because he had a Cameo account.
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