Chris Harrison has exited the franchise after 19 years. The longtime host, who has been with the franchise since the 2002 premiere of , is permanently departing from the reality staple, following his racism controversy, ET can confirm.Despite telling in March, «I plan to be back and I want to be back,» in regard to the franchise, Harrison negotiated a mid-eight figure deal to exit it, according to , who was the first to report the news.ET has reached out to Harrison, ABC and Warner Bros.
for comment.Harrison's controversy began when he defended eventual winner Rachael Kirkconnell's past racist actions, encouraging people to offer her «grace,» and speaking out against the «woke police» during an interview with Rachel Lindsay.
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