Bachelor’s Chris Harrison ‘iced out’ of crisis talks with execs as disgraced host ‘may not return’ after ‘racism’ claims
BACHELOR’S Chris Harrison has been “iced out” of crisis talks with ABC executives as the host “may never return” to the show, The Sun can reveal.
The longtime face of the series' chance of returning “grows thinner” as he remains at the center of the .
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A source exclusively revealed to The Sun that while a decision has not yet been made on whether or not , 49, will come back as host, “things are not looking good for him.”
“He was originally being included in all conversations of how to proceed but has been iced out the past few days as execs figure out how to handle this mess,” an informant revealed.
The insider explained: “As the backlash continues to escalate on an even larger, more mainstream scale, his chances of coming back grow thinner.
“Everyone on production and the network agrees this has been a worst case scenario season, especially given it’s the show’s first-ever Black Bachelor.”
Following protests supporting the movement last Summer, ABC announced newcomer , 28, would be the first Black lead in history.
As the historic season has been overshadowed by the , the series is now looking to add more diversity behind the camera.
“There is a major power shift happening right now behind the scenes on The Bachelor and it will continue moving forward.
“As of right now, [creator] Mike Fleiss will continue running things but there will be a change-up with other top producers.
“The show is also hiring more people of color in higher-up positions to help fix what it finally recognizes has been a long-standing problem,” the insider said.
The informant added that things are a “disaster” behind-the-scenes as “no one was prepared” for how massive the backlash would become.
“And they’re scrambling to make it right and to be honest, as of right now, they have no idea how exactly they’re going to make things better.
“New allegations against different contestants come out everyday. They’ve lost control,” the source confessed.
ABC reps did not respond to The Sun's request for comment.
Fans have called for to be fired after making a series of while chatting with former - the in the show’s history.
asked fans to show “compassion” for , 24, after showed her attending an with deep ties to the Confederacy in 2018.
The Matt James frontrunner was also accused of liking controversial social media posts that include the Confederate flag and pro-Trump “MAGA” content.
During the 16-minute chat, Chris also continued to speak over the ex and claimed the racism problems were “okay” in 2018 but “not in 2021” - while adding he’s “not the woke police.”
Following days of scrutiny, Chris announced in a lengthy Instagram message he will be due to “excusing historical racism.”
Past and present members of Bachelor Nation - including the entire cast of Matt's season and the men of 's Bachelorette group - all came together to .
An episode of was also postponed and most likely completely scrapped, The Sun exclusively revealed yesterday.
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