Michael Strahan said “Bachelor” presenter Chris Harrison gave a weak apology on “Good Morning America” on Thursday for his decision to advocate racist behavior by one of the program’s participants.
“His apology is his apology, but it seemed like I received nothing but a superficial response about any of this,” said Strahan, who questioned Harrison about the comments he made in a previous interview on “Extra”, conducted by former “Bachelorette” Rachel Lindsay.
Harrison offered the mea culpa for telling Lindsay – who was the first black “Bachelorette” – that “Bachelor” contestant Rachael Kirkconnell deserved “a little grace, a little understanding” after she was photographed at a themed party. plantation.
“I am an imperfect man, I made a mistake and I recognize that,” he told Strahan at “GMA”. “I believe that this error does not reflect who I am or what I stand for.”
Harrison’s comments were not enough for Strahan, who felt that he was talking to a man who just wanted to save his job.
Harrison recently announced that he was “stepping aside” from ABC, which airs the longtime dating program, and told Strahan he hopes to someday return to “The Bachelor”.
“This interview is not the finish line,” said Harrison. “There is a lot more work to be done.”
After the remote video interview with Harrison was done, the defensive ex-Giants quickly finalized the host’s motives.
“Obviously, he is a man who clearly wants to stay on the show,” added Strahan, “but only time will tell if there is any meaning behind his words.”
Harrison has been under attack since she rejected criticism of Kirkconnell’s behavior – she was accused of “liking” pictures of people in front of a Confederate flag, in addition to attending the Antebellum themed party.
“Pre-war parties are not going well,” said Harrison on Thursday morning. “Past, present, future, knowing what it represents is unacceptable.”
ABC, which airs both “The Bachelor” and “GMA”, has not revealed whether Harrison’s departure from the show will become anything more, but he has been replaced by former NFL player Emmanuel I think as the host of the next “After the Final” Rose ”special.
Meanwhile, Kirkconnell, who is currently competing for Matt James’ heart, apologized for his previous behavior and asked people to stop defending her.
“It is not our job to tell people what they can or cannot offend. This is wrong. And that is part of the problem. So, stop saying that I didn’t do anything wrong. This is not true, ”she said last week.