Matt James starts fresh.
The ‘Bachelor’ star (29), who separated from contestant Rachael Kirkconnell from season 25, removed all traces of the 24-year-old Georgian – and all other social media – from his Instagram profile on Friday.
James’s page now reads ‘no posts yet’.
James’ brother, John the Scorpion, recently chatted with their former “Bachelorette” Rachel Lindsay and Van Lathan on their podcast, where he explained that James is going through a “detox phase”.
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John also noted that he reported to his brother after a tweet from the former football standout, which read ‘Google Therapist Near me’. This caused concern for James’ well-being.
“I called him for the same reason just to see where his head was,” John told their couple ‘Higher Learning’ on Friday. “He’s in a good place. He’s good. People do not have to worry about Matt. ‘
“It’s like he’s going through a detox phase, of all the things he’s had to do with ABC and been in the spotlight and interviewed,” John explained, adding that James “is in a better place.”
” Bachelor ‘star Matt James, right, acknowledged that the controversy over racism played a major role in his decision to break up with Rachael Kirkconnell, left. (ABC / Craig Sjodin)
James chose Kirkconnell over finalist Michelle Young on Monday’s finale of ‘The Bachelor’.
However, Kirkconnell was the target of outrage in the run-up to the final season, as accusations of racist behavior from the past hit the news during a controversial “Bachelor” season in which he was his first black leader.
It remains unclear whether James and Kirkconnell remain talkative, but Kirkconnell had earlier defended James against ‘repulsive’ attacks on social media after being reprimanded for divorcing her.
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“I’m amazed at what I saw tonight. If you think the attack on a person I care about with racist insults I would ever want, you did not listen,” Kirkconnell said Wednesday in her Instagram post. story written. .
She continues: “Some of the things I’ve seen and said about me and myself are repulsive. I respect the decisions Matt had to make during this experience. If you hate him, please stop. ‘s humanity and think of the impact your words have. ‘
Kirkconnell calls James the “love of my life” during the “After the Final Rose” special, in which viewers learned that the couple walked their own path.
James also explained to host Emmanuel Acho that the Kirkconnell scandal, in which photos were spread of her attending an “Old South” party in a southern plantation, played a major role in his decision to break up with Kirkconnell.
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“As someone who grew up in the South, it takes me to a place I don’t often want to think about,” James lamented during the special presentation. “I was not OK. It was at that moment and in the conversation I was having, that Rachael might not understand what it means to be black in America. ‘
James added: “It’s heartbreaking. If you do not understand that something like this is problematic in 2018, there are many of me who you will not understand. It’s as simple as that … You know how long ago was? Plantations. “
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The racism scandal that unfolded outside the screens eventually led to Chris Harrison, the longtime host and executive producer, also retiring from his role in the program.