‘Bachelor’ Exec Denies Rachel Lindsay Influenced Matt James Decision
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usmagazine.comMatt James was not chosen as the first black Bachelor because of Rachel Lindsay’s diversity comments, according to an ABC executive.“It wasn’t a response to that,” Rob Mills told Variety on Friday, June 12. “We could have made this announcement earlier or later.
Certainly no one is blind to what is happening in the world, so hopefully this announcement serves as a bit of optimism during a time that we can really use this, but I don’t want this to look like we’re patting ourselves on the back or taking a victory lap.”Mills went on to say casting the real estate broker, 28, is far from a “cure-all” for the franchise’s lack of diversity. “Everyone agrees we can be doing better and we will work to do that,” he told the outlet.
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