Chris Harrison

The Bachelor host leaves for good over racism row

Chris Harrison, who also fronted the show's spin-offs, will not return to the ABC programmes, Deadline reported.

Controversy erupted in February after he excused past behaviour of a cast member who had been accused of racism, saying he was not the "woke police".

"By excusing historical racism, I defended it," he said at the time.

Harrison hosted The Bachelor for 25 seasons, from the show's beginning in 2002. He also fronted The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise.