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The latest season of The Bachelor had a shocking conclusion and now Matt James is opening up to explain why it had to end the way it did.

Matt gave his final rose to Rachael Kirkconnell, but decided not to propose because he didn’t feel he was ready to take that step in their relationship.

After the season had wrapped, photos from Rachael‘s past surfaced and showed that she had attended an Antebellum party in 2018. At first, Matt was sticking by her side, but he couldn’t continue their relationship after Rachael expressed that she didn’t understand why people were offended by the images.

“It was as tough as you can imagine, and it’s heartbreaking,” Matt told After the Final Rose host Emmanuel Acho. “If you don’t understand why something like that is problematic in 2018, there’s a lot of me that you won’t understand. It’s as simple as that. … And I wasn’t okay, because it was in that moment and the conversation that I had that Rachael might not understand what it means to be Black in America.”

Matt said that he ended their relationship so Rachael can take time to grow as a person, but that he couldn’t be with her while she does that.

“As Rachael acknowledged in her apology, there’s a lot of work that needs to be done. I have to take a step back and allow her to put in that work,” he said. “And I’m looking forward to seeing her put in that work.”

Later on in the episode, Matt and Rachael came face-to-face for the first time since their breakup.

Click inside to find out what he told her… More Here! »

The fate of Matt James‘ relationship with controversial The Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell was finally revealed during the finale’s After the Final Rose special.

We learned during the finale that Matt gave his final rose to Rachael, though they did not get engaged at the end of the season.

After they finished filming the season, photos from Rachael‘s past surfaced and showed how she had attended a plantation party and also liked racially insensitive posts on social media. The controversy blew up after the show’s host Chris Harrison defended Rachael during an interview and dismissed that racism was an issue in the situation.

Chris later stepped back from the remainder of the season and Emmanuel Acho was named the replacement host of the After the Final Rose special. He also is not hosting the upcoming season of The Bachelorette.

Click inside to find out if Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell are still together… More Here! »

SPOILER ALERT – Do not continue reading if you don’t want to know what happened on The Bachelor season finale!

The season finale of Matt James‘ season of The Bachelor just aired and there were so many twists and turns.

We went into the finale with two women remaining – Michelle and Rachael. At the beginning of the episode, both of the women visited with Matt and his mom and brother. Things seemed to be going well during both dates, but things changed when Matt had a talk with his mom that put some doubt into his mind.

Matt‘s mom talked about her own experience with love and mentioned that love can always fade, and that made him doubt that he could see a future with either of the remaining women.

Later on, Matt had his final dates with Michelle and Rachael.

Click inside to find out what happened on the dates and who he picked… More Here! »

We’re one week away from the finale of The Bachelor and the final two women have been revealed after Matt James‘ fantasy suite dates!

The rest of this post is going to contain spoilers from the episode aired on Monday night (March 8), so continue reading at your own risk.

During the episode, Matt went on dates with the final three women – Michelle, Bri, and Rachael – and they all went into the fantasy suites at the end of the night.

Michelle was up first with Bri going second. By the time it was time for Rachael‘s date, she was feeling lots of emotions about Matt already being with the two other women and it led to some difficulties on their date, which they were able to overcome.

Click inside to find out who went home and who is going to the finale… More Here! »

Rachel Lindsay is back on Instagram.

A few weeks ago, the 35-year-old former The Bachelorette disabled her Instagram account amid the ongoing discussion regarding racism surrounding the show and Chris Harrison exiting the franchise after a series of controversial remarks.

Rachel‘s Higher Learning podcast co-host Van Lathan addressed her departure from social media, saying it was because of all the hate she was getting from Bachelor fans amid the controversy.

On Saturday (March 6), Rachel returned to Instagram to share an empowering message.

“‘I want to be like a sunflower so that even on the darkest days I will stand tall and find the sunlight’ 🌻🌻🌻” Rachel wrote along with a photo of sunflowers.

Last month, Rachel interviewed Chris and they had a 14-minute conversation about current The Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell and the backlash over her past racist behavior.

Chris defended Rachael‘s decision to attend an “antebellum plantation themed ball” in 2018 and undermined points Rachel was making throughout the discussion. He has since announced that he is taking a step back from The Bachelor.

In a new interview on Good Morning America, Chris apologized to Rachel for the situation, and she has since accepted his apology, saying it’s time to “move forward.”

Rachel also recently announced that she would be leaving Bachelor Nation as soon as her contract was over.

Rachel Lindsay is accepting Chris Harrison‘s apology.

The former Bachelorette confirmed to TMZ that she accepts the Bachelor host’s apology because “it’s what she needs to do to move forward with her life.”

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She also said she and Chris have not spoken directly since his interview on Good Morning America, but she watched it. She also said they spoke about three weeks ago, and he apologized directly then too.

If you didn’t know, during an interview with Rachel Lindsay, he said that the “woke police” was out to get contestant Rachael Kirkconnell against claims that she had been racist in her past behavior, and that there is a difference in how one behaves in 2018 vs. in 2021.

“I am saddened and shocked at how insensitive I was in that interview with Rachel Lindsay. I can’t believe I didn’t speak against antebellum parties, what they stand for. I didn’t say it then and I want to say it now: those parties are not OK, past, present, future. And I didn’t speak from my heart. And that is to say that I stand against all forms of racism, and I am deeply sorry to Rachel Lindsay and to the Black community,” he said. Find out what else he said in the apology.