From Decider.com…..
After weeks of rumors, Chris Harrison‘s exit from the Bachelor franchise has been confirmed, Deadline reports. The host, who served as the face of the popular reality dating series for nearly two decades, is reportedly walking away from The Bachelor and its spinoff shows with a mid-range eight-figure payoff under the condition that he won’t spill any insider info on the franchise.
The news comes as no surprise to anyone who’s been following the controversy surrounding Harrison for the past few months, which first began with a tense Extra interview with former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay, the series’ first Black female lead. During the February interview, Harrison defended Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, a contestant on Matt James‘ season, who had posted photos of herself attending an antebellum plantation-themed party in college.
