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Jul 2021
9m 17s

Is The Bachelor Ready To Face Its Past?

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Is reality TV finally facing reality? Last night’s The Bachelorette 'Men Tell-All' episode hit all the usual topics. Heartbreak, who lied, and who’s a lousy kisser. But when current Bachelorette Katie Thurston sat down with the men she sent home, one topic was definitely front-and-center: Will the wildly popular franchise bounce back from its racial controversies and make the positive change it needs to make?

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