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This weekend got old Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay had to turn off her Instagram after receiving a wave of harassment from Bachelor viewers, following her recent interview with Chris Harrison and even more recent comments on the current Bachelor participant Rachel Kirkconnell’s offensive social media posts. Now, the executive producers of the Bachelor Nation, which includes The old guy, The Bachelorette, and their effects, issued a statement defending Lindsay against “serious online bullying, often rooted in racism.”
“As executive producers of The Bachelor Franchise, we want to make it clear that any harassment of Rachel Lindsay in the aftermath of her interview with Chris Harrison is completely inexcusable,” they said in a statement. posted on Twitter Monday night, read. ‘Rachel has received an unimaginable amount of hatred and is being subjected to online bullying, which is often rooted in racism. This is totally unacceptable. Rachel has been an incredible proponent of our cast, and we are thankful that she has worked tirelessly for racial equality and inclusion. “
Lindsay, who played in The Bachelorette ‘s Season 13 after appearing as a contestant on The Bachelor, has long been a big proponent of racial diversity in the franchise. Following their interview earlier this month, in which Harrison defended images of Rachael Kirkconnell during an antebellum theme to Lindsay, the Bachelor host apologized for the “ongoing racism” and walked away from the rest of this season of the ABC reality series.
Kirkconnell also apologized for her messages and urged fans not to defend her behavior from the past, but Lindsay found her efforts to address the issue of racism, specifically posting an aesthetic Instagram photo in which she portrayed Emmanuel Acho reads. Uncomfortable conversations with a black man, too short. Say the former Bachelorette on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast last week, “Vapid is the word that comes to mind.”
Speaking of Emmanuel Acho, the writer and former NFL player is now ready to fill in for Chris Harrison during the upcoming Bachelor final this month, where he allegedly “sat down with Bachelor Matt James to discuss his season, his final decision and where he is now, as well as to discuss current events across the franchise. ”