--- title: Chris Harrison Leaves Bachelor Franchise Host Role description: Chris Harrison is permanently exiting his role as the host of 'The Bachelor' and 'Bachelorette' franchise after a racism controversy. canonical: https://time.com/6072004/chris-harrison-leaves-bachelor-franchise-racism/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2021-06-08T19:33:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T01:13:09.000Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 'Bachelor' Fans Respond to Chris Harrison’s Reported 8-Figure Parting Deal og:description: The longtime host is officially leaving after a racism controversy og:url: https://time.com/6072004/chris-harrison-leaves-bachelor-franchise-racism/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb61d4b8d842f8e7c/698a1a36096a94836f6ab5ef/chris-harrison-exit-bachelor.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Chris Harrison Bachelor Exit og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Bachelor' Fans Respond to Chris Harrison’s Reported 8-Figure Parting Deal twitter:description: The longtime host is officially leaving after a racism controversy twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb61d4b8d842f8e7c/698a1a36096a94836f6ab5ef/chris-harrison-exit-bachelor.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Bachelor_ Fans Respond to Chris Harrison’s Reported Eight-Figure Parting Deal With the Franchise > Sponsored content. 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Chris Harrison during the After the Final Rose episode of season 22 of 'The Bachelor' in 2018.Paul Hebert—Walt Disney Television/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Updated: Dec 12, 2023 1:13 AM UTCPublished: Jun 8, 2021 7:33 PM UTC [Chris Harrison](https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/05/04/bachelor-host-chris-harrison-to-divorce/), the longtime host of [_The Bachelor_ ](https://time.com/5168186/bachelor-book-interview/)and _The Bachelorette,_ is leaving the franchise permanently following a racism controversy—and has reportedly received a major parting deal. According to [_Deadline_](https://deadline.com/2021/06/chris-harrison-leaving-the-bachelor-franchise-controversy-1234771200/), Harrison’s exit after nearly two decades with the franchise comes with a “mid-range eight figure payoff” and a “promise to keep his mouth shut.” ABC and Warner Horizon, the studio that produces the franchise, confirmed Harrison’s departure in a statement today: “Chris Harrison is stepping aside as host of _The Bachelor_ franchise. We are thankful for his many contributions over the past 20 years and wish him all the best on his new journey.” Harrison, who had hosted every _Bachelor, Bachelorette_ and spin-off season from the franchise since _The Bachelor’s_ inaugural episode in 2002, has been on a [hosting hiatus since February](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/arts/television/chris-harrison-bachelor.html), after making comments that were dismissive of racism in an [_Extra_ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hmY1gSAuRk)interview with former Bachelorette [Rachel Lindsay](https://time.com/5794366/bachlor-contestants-racist-harassment/), who became the first Black lead for the franchise in 2017. In the interview, Harrison defended the past racist actions of a contestant who was vying for Matt James, the star of season 25 and the first Black Bachelor. Harrison questioned the accusations made against contestant (and eventual winner) Rachael Kirkconnell, excusing social media posts and photos that showed her participating in an antebellum-themed party in 2018\. (Kirkconnell later [apologized](https://www.instagram.com/p/CLK5YDHHDQT/).) “Is it a good look in 2018 or is it not a good look in 2021? Because there’s a big difference,” Harrison said in the interview when asked about the party photo. The host’s tone towards Lindsay and seeming dismissal of the history of structural racism sparked major backlash from fans and former participants of the show, especially given the context of Kirkconnell’s appearance on James’ historic season. **_Read More:_**[The Bachelor ](https://time.com/5926330/the-bachelor-diversity-matt-james/)[_Finally Cast a Black Man. But Racism in the Franchise Has Overshadowed His Season_](https://time.com/5926330/the-bachelor-diversity-matt-james/) While Harrison [apologized](https://www.instagram.com/p/CLIjt2IgzOo/) for his comments, the interview threw into sharp relief [longtime concerns about racism in the franchise](https://time.com/5926330/the-bachelor-diversity-matt-james/) and Harrison’s culpability when it comes to the franchise’s issues with diversity, representation and inclusion. These were [dialogues that had been brewing for years](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/02/19/bachelor-franchise-diversity-backlash/), but reached a boiling point last summer amid a national reckoning with race following the murder of George Floyd. In particular, many fans of the show revisited a 2015 [_NPR_](https://www.npr.org/2015/05/16/406685520/call-it-a-prose-ceremony-bachelor-host-writes-a-novel)interview in which Harrison defended the show for casting white lead after white lead, stating: “I need to put on people that others want to watch.” During the host’s initial hiatus after the _Extra_ controversy, the franchise tapped sports media personality and author of _Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man_ Emmanuel Acho to host season 25’s “After the Final Rose” episode, where he interviewed James and Kirkconnell about their relationship and Kirkconnell’s past. Meanwhile, former show leads Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe are currently co-hosting season 17 of _The Bachelorette_, which premiered June 7; David Spade and an eclectic mix of celebrities, including Lil Jon, Lance Bass and Tituss Burgess, will be taking over hosting duties for this summer’s season of popular spin-off _Bachelor in Paradise._ [_Sign up for More to the Story_](https://ti.me/3vGrkXz), _TIME’s weekly entertainment newsletter, to get the context you need for the pop culture you love._ News of Harrison’s official departure spread quickly on Twitter on Tuesday morning, with particular attention given to the size of his payout. While some fans supported the decision to remove Harrison as the host of the _Bachelor_ franchise, many were perturbed by the massive sum, which they felt undermined the consequences he is facing. > [](https://twitter.com/realitybysteph/status/1402278011014193162) > [](https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC/status/1402323637101907972) > [](https://twitter.com/juliareinstein/status/1402271983484772363) > [](https://twitter.com/biguyreviews/status/1402284226683146246) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6072004/chris-harrison-leaves-bachelor-franchise-racism/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6072004/chris-harrison-leaves-bachelor-franchise-racism/"},"headline":"Bachelor Fans Respond to Chris Harrison’s Reported Eight-Figure Parting Deal With the Franchise","datePublished":"2021-06-08T19:33:51.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T01:13:09.000Z","description":"Chris Harrison is permanently exiting his role as the host of 'The Bachelor' and 'Bachelorette' franchise after a racism controversy.","url":"https://time.com/6072004/chris-harrison-leaves-bachelor-franchise-racism/","keywords":["Television","Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb61d4b8d842f8e7c/698a1a36096a94836f6ab5ef/chris-harrison-exit-bachelor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb61d4b8d842f8e7c/698a1a36096a94836f6ab5ef/chris-harrison-exit-bachelor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Chris Harrison Bachelor Exit","caption":"Chris Harrison during the \"After the Final Rose\" episode of season 22 of the Bachelor in 2018.","creditText":"Paul Hebert—Walt Disney Television/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6072004/chris-harrison-leaves-bachelor-franchise-racism/","name":"Bachelor Fans Respond to Chris Harrison’s Reported Eight-Figure Parting Deal With the Franchise"}}]}] ```