He announced what was thought to be an amicable departure earlier this week.
report. Sources claim that Fleiss engaged in “bullying” behavior, pushed back when staffers suggested casting a diverse group of contestants, and lashed out against them. “People said he would retaliate against people for having minorities and Black people on the show. He favored certain people over other people,” said an individual familiar with the investigation, according to. “He would say, ‘Minorities don’t get ratings.
, writer Ali Barthwell expressed frustration when a contestant’s racist past was exposed and promptly forgiven. Barthwell calleda “racist television program” and listed a plethora of examples of “racist stuff” throughout its history: the casting of racist contestants; the casting of racist contestants on seasons with leads of color; going 24 seasons before having a Black man as the Bachelor; going 12 seasons before having a Black woman as the Bachelorette; casting entire seasons of both shows without contestants of color; casting token contestants of color; pitting contestants of color against racist contestants and encouraging drama between them; sending a racist on a two-on-one date with a Black man in theletting white...
after data revealed diverse contestants have far less screen time than their white counterparts. She took issue with producers and editors for ignoring their stories in postproduction, saying the diminished screen time had an opportunity cost for the contestants. “I am proud of the work we’ve done over the past five years to make the show substantially more diverse, but I do believe I could have done more,” Fleiss said in response to’s request for comment on the discrimination investigation. “Hopefully, the franchise will continue to move in the right direction,” added the person who allegedly caused the franchise to be racist in the first place.
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