BREAKING SILENCE
THE Bachelor host Chris Harrison admitted he "made a mistake and is an imperfect man" amid his racism scandal.
During an upcoming interview on Good Morning America, which airs on Thursday, the disgraced host will make his first public appearance since stepping down from the franchise.
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In a for the , host Michael Strahan asked Chris why he defended Rachael.
49, responded: "It was a mistake.
"I made a mistake. I am an imperfect man. I made a mistake and I own that."
The controversial host stepped down from after he was accused of defending "racism" following his defense of contestant's Rachael Kirkconnell's .
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The popular ABC franchise has faced plenty of backlash during season 25, which is currently being led by Bachelor .
The controversy began when it was revealed that contestant had attended an in 2018 and the 24-year-old's past social media history was put under scrutiny for her questionable posts.
After , Chris defended her with former Rachel Lindsay on Extra.
Chris said at the time: "We all need to have a little grace, a little understanding, a little compassion. Because I've seen some stuff online… again, this 'judge, jury, executioner' thing where people are just tearing this girl's life apart."
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He added: “I haven't heard Rachael speak on this yet, and until I actually hear this woman have a chance to speak, who am I to say [anything]?”
After receiving backlash for the statement, Chris said he was and said he was stepping down as the host of the franchise.
He said: “...I also apologize to my friend Rachel Lindsay for not listening to her better on a topic she has a first-hand understanding of, and humbly thank the members of Bachelor Nation who have reached out to me to hold me accountable. I promise to do better.”
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The Sun revealed that as producers make the effort to add diversity to all levels of the dating show.
The source shared: "There's been big staffing changes on all levels. More people of color have been hired as producers, editors, sound engineering, administrative positions and everything in between.
“ABC is also implementing more diversity training for everyone involved on the show."
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Rachel L. also received pushback when she spoke out against both Chris and Rachael K for perpetuating historical racism and was after trolls continued to attack her.
While she's no longer on Instagram, the former Bachelorette has continued speak about the situation.
During Tuesday's episode of her podcast Higher Learning, the 35-year-old said: “I think that they should just stop until … they get the train back on the tracks.
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“You’re gonna go into another season but you still have all these issues. How have you fixed them coming into a new season? You really haven’t.”
She added that
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