Chris Harrison will not host ‘The Bachelorette’ next season

Chris Harrison, the host of ABC’s “The Bachelor” franchise, who has arrive under hearth for racially insensitive remarks, will not host the forthcoming period of “The Bachelorette.”

ABC and Warner Horizon, which generates the sequence, created the announcement in a joint assertion late Friday, various months immediately after Harrison defended existing “The Bachelor” frontrunner Rachael Kirkconnell for racist conduct in her previous, like attending an antebellum South-themed party in 2018. Harrison created the remarks for the duration of a Feb. nine job interview on “Extra” with Rachel Lindsay, who created history as the initially Black “Bachelorette.” The fallout from that job interview has engulfed this period of “The Bachelor,” starring its initially Black leading male, Matt James.

Former Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams, who is Black, and Kaitlyn Bristowe will switch Harrison as hosts in the coming period.

Harrison has apologized for his defense of Kirkconnell, and stated he is doing the job to develop into a lot more informed and delicate on problems about race and had currently relinquished hosting responsibilities for Monday’s put up-finale specific.

“We assistance Chris in the do the job that he is dedicated to doing,” stated the assertion. “As we go on the dialogue about accomplishing greater equity and inclusion within just ‘The Bachelor’ franchise, we are focused to improving upon the BIPOC representation of our crew, like among the government producer ranks. These are critical techniques in effecting fundamental improve so that our franchise is a celebration of appreciate that is reflective of our environment.”

The period is reportedly in pre-generation at a resort outside the house Albuquerque, N.M., and was scheduled to get started filming in late March.