has temporarily stepped down from hosting the show after excusing the racist actions of contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, in an interview with Rachel Lindsay. “By excusing historical racism, I defended it.
I invoked the term ‘woke police,’ which is unacceptable,” Harrison, 49, wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday. “I am ashamed over how uninformed I was.
I was wrong. I have consulted with Warner Bros. and ABC and will be stepping aside for a period of time”Harrison was addressing his treatment of former “Bachelorette” Lindsay during an interview with her about one-time “Bachelor” frontrunner Kirkconnell, who has faced accusations of racism, including partaking in an event that glorified the Antebellum era.
Read more on nypost.com