Bachelor. Like many longtime fans, they want the franchise to «do better.»Following the announcement on Friday that Matt James would be the franchise's first black male lead, executive producers of released a statement addressing the franchise's lack of diversity.«We are excited to move forward with both Matt James as the new Bachelor and Clare Crawley as our next Bachelorette.
We acknowledge our responsibility for the lack of representation of people of color on our franchise and pledge to make significant changes to address this issue moving forward,» the statement read. «We are taking positive steps to expand diversity in our cast, in our staff, and most importantly, in the relationships that we show on television.
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