The fate of Matt James‘ relationship with controversial The Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell was finally revealed during the finale’s After the Final Rose special.
We learned during the finale that Matt gave his final rose to Rachael, though they did not get engaged at the end of the season.
After they finished filming the season, photos from Rachael‘s past surfaced and showed how she had attended a plantation party and also liked racially insensitive posts on social media.
The controversy blew up after the show’s host Chris Harrison defended Rachael during an interview and dismissed that racism was an issue in the situation. Chris later stepped back from the remainder of the season and Emmanuel Acho was named the replacement host
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